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Open-path detection of organic vapors via quantum infrared spectroscopy

Published inAPL photonics, vol. 9, no. 9, 096108
Publication date2024-09-01
First online date2024-09-05
Abstract

In recent years, quantum Fourier transform infrared (QFTIR) spectroscopy has emerged as an alternative to conventional absorption spectroscopy in the mid-infrared region of the spectrum. By harnessing induced coherence and spectral correlations of photon pairs in a nonlinear Michelson interferometer, this technique offers promising potential for the practical detection of organic gases. However, little research was conducted to bring QFTIR spectrometers closer to domestic or in-field usage. In this work, we present the first use of a QFTIR spectrometer for open-path detection of multiple interfering organic gases in ambient air. We built a nonlinear Michelson interferometer with 1.7 m-long arms to increase the absorption length, coupled with analysis techniques from classical differential absorption spectroscopy used for gas-traces detection. We thus characterize our spectrometer’s sensitivity to acetone, methanol, and ethanol vapors and demonstrate the accurate identification of mixtures of these gases released in ambient air. We show this characteristic is preserved over time by performing a measurement overnight and tracking the evolution of different gases’ average concentrations. These results constitute the first use-case of a QFTIR spectrometer as a detector of organic gases and, thus, represent an important milestone toward the development of such detectors in practical situations.

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NEVES, Simon François Marius et al. Open-path detection of organic vapors via quantum infrared spectroscopy. In: APL photonics, 2024, vol. 9, n° 9, p. 096108. doi: 10.1063/5.0220707
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