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The present invention provides an optical frequency / intensity modulated laser absorption spectroscopy device and an optical frequency / intensity modulated laser absorption spectroscopy method. The optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscopy unit is provided for the probe beam to a measurement target and the modulation frequency (f m) at a given frequency band modulated the optical frequency of the probe beam and the probe to the modulation frequency (f m) A laser light source unit for modulating the intensity of the beam; A light sensing unit for converting a reflected, transmitted, or scattered probe beam into an electric signal at the measurement object; And to process the laser absorption signal of the light sensing unit outputs the signal to extract the second-order harmonic component (M 2f) of the modulation frequency the first harmonic component of (f m) (M 1f) and the modulation frequency (f m) (M 1f / M 2f ) of the first harmonic component (M 1f ) of the modulation frequency (f m ) and the second harmonic component (M 2f ) of the modulation frequency, And a processing unit for calculating the degree of absorption.
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The present invention relates to a laser spectroscopy technique for remote detection of trace gases and more particularly to a method and apparatus for remote detection of trace gases by means of a laser spectroscopy technique which is based on the resonant absorption frequency of a particular gas species to be detected To a high-sensitivity absorption spectroscopic apparatus and a measurement method using a laser frequency-modulated.
Gas leaks in fuel gas carriers, reservoirs, piping networks, and large industrial plants pose significant risk of major accidents and casualties. Therefore, to prevent accidents and to manage facilities safely, it is necessary to detect the leakage of gas tanks or piping. In the case of small facilities, a gas leak test can be performed while attaching or moving a highly sensitive gas sensor to a nearby site. However, it is virtually impossible to install and operate the individual gas sensors in large-scale large structures. In addition, there are many cases in which human access and movement itself are not easy, so that time and cost required for manual inspection are greatly increased. Therefore, a technology for remotely detecting gas leakage is required for a facility having a large inspection target range.
Generally, laser light of a specific wavelength is absorbed by gas. The laser light receiving device using the characteristic of the laser light can detect the leakage of gas even at a long distance. For example, there are two wavelengths of 3.3922 μm (λ 1) and 3.3912 μm (λ 2) in 3.39 μm of the laser beam irradiated by the He-Ne laser,
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a high-sensitivity laser remote absorption spectroscopic apparatus and method for selectively detecting a minute amount of a specific leaked gas leaking into an atmosphere mixed with multiple gases. Specifically, in the case where (i) the position where the gas to be detected leaks is located several meters or more from the laser absorption spectroscopic measurement apparatus, (ii) there is no separate optical part for reflecting the laser irradiated on the leaked gas back to the measuring device , The device can measure the leak rate of the gas with a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) by collecting and processing a weak laser signal that is backscattered from a leaky structure or the surface of the target itself.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser frequency / intensity modulation (FM / IM) absorption spectroscopy apparatus and method for remote sensing of trace gases. This method is advantageous in that it can acquire, process, and calculate a remote sample absorption spectroscopic signal generated by employing a laser light source that simultaneously modulates the frequency and the intensity, thereby obtaining (i) Signal-to-noise ratio characteristics and reliability, and (ii) signal processing even in the presence of intensity modulation (IM) and shaking of the laser output light to quantify the absorbance of the remote leaked gas with excellent measurement sensitivity and accuracy have.
An optical frequency / intensity modulated laser absorption spectroscope according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a probe beam to a measurement object, modulates the optical frequency of the probe beam at a modulation frequency f m in a predetermined frequency band, (f m) with a laser light source for modulating the intensity of the probe beam; A light sensing unit for converting a reflected, transmitted, or scattered probe beam into an electric signal at the measurement object; And to process the laser absorption signal of the light sensing unit outputs the signal to extract the second-order harmonic component (M 2f) of the modulation frequency the first harmonic component of (f m) (M 1f) and the modulation frequency (f m) (M 1f / M 2f ) of the first harmonic component (M 1f ) of the modulation frequency (f m ) and the second harmonic component (M 2f ) of the modulation frequency, And a processing unit for calculating the degree of absorption.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the laser light source unit may be a quantum cascade laser.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the laser light source unit includes a laser current driver; And a laser for receiving the current from the laser driver and generating the probe beam. As the current is modulated with the modulation frequency, the optical frequency can be modulated in a predetermined frequency band and the intensity of the probe beam can be modulated with the modulation frequency.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the laser light source unit may include a laser that generates output light obtained by modulating the optical frequency with the modulation frequency in a predetermined frequency band; A laser driver for modulating an optical frequency of the laser; And an intensity modulator receiving the output light of the laser and modulating the intensity of the output light with the modulation frequency to output the probe beam.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the laser light source unit sequentially includes a plurality of lasers having different optical frequencies; And a multiplexer for multiplexing output light of the lasers to sequentially output one of the plurality of lasers to the probe beam; The optical frequency of the probe beam may be modulated with the modulation frequency over time.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus may further include an intensity modulation unit that receives the output of the wavelength division multiplexer and modulates the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency according to time.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the processing unit extracts a first harmonic component (M 1f ) of the modulation frequency and a second harmonic component (M 2f ) of the modulation frequency using the laser absorption signal of the light sensing unit Lock - in amplifier; And a ratio (M 1f / M 2f ) of a first harmonic component (M 1f ) of the modulation frequency and a second harmonic component (M 2f ) of the modulation frequency to the probe beam And an arithmetic control unit for calculating the arithmetic operation unit.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus may further include a light source output sensing unit that receives a portion of the probe beam and converts the probe beam into an electric signal to generate a light source intensity signal. Wherein the processor extracts an intensity modulation amplitude (? 1f ) of a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and an intensity amplitude modulation (? 2f ) of a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency from the light source intensity signal; A lock-in amplifier for extracting a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency from the laser absorption signal of the light sensing unit; And a first harmonic component (M1) of the modulation frequency of the laser absorption signal and a second harmonic component (M2) of the modulation frequency, and a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency of the light source intensity signal and a second harmonic component And an arithmetic and control unit for calculating the degree of absorption of the probe beam by the measurement object using a harmonic component.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus may further include an optical frequency stabilizer for providing a control signal to the laser light source unit. Wherein the optical frequency stabilizer comprises: a reference cell filled with a material constituting the object to be measured so as to match a center frequency of the probe beam frequency-modulated in a predetermined frequency band to a center of a specific absorption spectrum of the object; A beam splitter for dividing the probe beam to provide a portion of the probe beam in the reference cell; A reference cell light sensing unit for measuring a reference probe beam passing through the reference cell and converting the reference probe beam into an electric signal; And a band-pass filter disposed between the reference cell light sensing unit and the reference cell for passing the probe beam and removing external noise light. The processing unit may provide a control signal to the laser light source unit to receive the output signal of the reference cell light sensing unit and align the center optical frequency of the probe beam with the center of a specific absorption spectrum of the measurement material.
In one embodiment of the present invention, an alignment laser for outputting an alignment laser beam in a visible light band; And a dichromic mirror coupling the alignment laser beam and the probe beam to provide the same optical path.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, an isolator may be further disposed at an output end of the laser light source unit to remove a reflected wave from the laser light source unit.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus may further include a laser beam remote transmission unit for scanning the probe beam to the measurement object. Wherein the laser beam source transfer unit comprises: a beam expander for enlarging a beam size of the probe beam; And a scanner unit scanning the extended probe beam to the measurement object.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus may further include a telescope for collecting the probe beam scattered from the measurement object. The telescope may include a primary mirror for increasing the collection efficiency of the scattered probe beam; And a secondary mirror disposed on the central axis of the main mirror to provide the optical signal collected by the main mirror to the optical sensor.
An optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscopy method according to an embodiment of the present invention modulates the optical frequency of a probe beam with a modulation frequency over time in a linewidth range of a specific absorption spectrum of an object to be measured, Modulating with the modulation frequency; Irradiating the measurement object with the frequency and intensity modulated probe beam; Converting a reflected, transmitted, or scattered probe beam from the measurement object into a laser absorption signal in the form of an electrical signal; And extracting a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency in the laser absorption signal to calculate an absorption degree of the measurement object.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the step of modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with a modulating frequency over time in a line width range of a specific absorption spectrum of the object to be measured and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulating frequency with time The intensity of the probe beam of the wavelength tunable semiconductor laser can be modulated to the modulation frequency while the optical frequency of the probe beam is modulated to the modulation frequency using a tunable semiconductor laser.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the step of modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with a modulating frequency over time in a line width range of a specific absorption spectrum of the object to be measured and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulating frequency with time Modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with the modulation frequency using a tunable semiconductor laser; And modulating the intensity of the output light of the wavelength tunable semiconductor laser modulated with the modulation frequency to the modulation frequency.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the step of modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with a modulating frequency over time in a line width range of a specific absorption spectrum of the object to be measured and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulating frequency with time Providing a plurality of lasers having different optical frequencies in a linewidth range of a specific absorption spectrum; And outputting one of the output lights of the plurality of lasers to the probe beam by multiplexing the output light of the lasers. The optical frequency of the probe beam may be modulated with the modulation frequency over time.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the step of modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with a modulating frequency over time in a line width range of a specific absorption spectrum of the object to be measured and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulating frequency with time Modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency according to time.
In one embodiment of the present invention, output light of a plurality of lasers having different optical frequencies in a line width range of a specific absorption spectrum is set to have different intensities according to the optical frequency, and the pro- The intensity can be modulated.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the step of dividing a portion of the probe beam to detect the intensity of the probe beam; And measuring a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency in intensity of the probe beam.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the method may further include measuring a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency in intensity of the probe beam.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the step of extracting the first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency in the laser absorption signal and calculating the degree of absorption of the measurement object may be performed using a lock- Extracting a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency from the laser absorption signal and using a ratio of a first high frequency component of the modulation frequency and a second high frequency component of the modulation frequency And extracting the absorbency.
Optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectrometer according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a laser for modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam to the modulation frequency (f m), and modulating the intensity of said probe beam to said modulation frequency (f m) A light source; A light sensing unit for converting a reflected, transmitted, or scattered probe beam into an electric signal at the measurement object; And to process the laser absorption signal of the light sensing unit outputs the signal to extract the second-order harmonic component (M 2f) of the modulation frequency the first harmonic component of (f m) (M 1f) and the modulation frequency (f m) (M 1f / M 2f ) of the first harmonic component (M 1f ) of the modulation frequency (f m ) and the second harmonic component (M 2f ) of the modulation frequency, And a processing unit for calculating the degree of absorption.
An optical frequency / intensity modulated laser absorption spectroscopic method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes modulating an optical frequency of a probe beam with a modulation frequency and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency; Irradiating the measurement object with the frequency and intensity modulated probe beam; Converting a reflected, transmitted, or scattered probe beam from the measurement object into a laser absorption signal in the form of an electrical signal; And extracting a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency in the laser absorption signal to calculate an absorption degree of the measurement object.
The laser frequency / intensity modulation (FM / IM) absorption spectroscopic apparatus and method for remote sensing a trace gas according to the present invention is a system and method for obtaining / processing / analyzing a remote sample absorption spectroscopic signal generated by employing a laser light source for simultaneously modulating frequency and intensity, Noise ratio characteristics and reliability of the remote detection signal normalization process, and (ii) the intensity of the laser output light (IM) and the fluctuation of the laser output light So that the absorbance of the far-leaking gas can be quantified with excellent measurement sensitivity and accuracy.
Further, according to the present invention, a laser frequency / intensity modulation (FM / IM) absorption spectrometer for remote sensing of a trace gas can be applied to a laser spectroscopy (LIDAR) Allows detection and imaging of trace amounts of gas leakage and location with high sensitivity and spatial resolution.
1 is a diagram showing a transmission spectrum of a gas according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the spectrum of a specific single absorption line E of 1. Fig.
3 is a view for explaining frequency modulation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscope according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating signals when the laser absorption spectroscopy apparatus of FIG. 4 performs only frequency modulation.
6 is a diagram showing signals when the laser absorption spectroscopy apparatus of FIG. 4 performs frequency modulation and intensity modulation.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the laser absorption signal of the laser absorption spectroscopy apparatus of FIG. 4 in the frequency domain.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a first harmonic component and a second harmonic component of a modulation frequency in the laser absorption signal of the laser absorption spectroscopic device of FIG. 4 according to the degree of absorption of a sample.
9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscope for remote sensing of a trace gas according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscope according to another embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscope according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart illustrating an optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscopy method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Typical remote sensing technologies include IR cameras, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), airborne gaseous species analyzers, and light detection and range (LIDAR). However, conventional remote sensing techniques require low measurement sensitivity or the need for gas capture. Thus, conventional remote sensing techniques are not suitable for detecting leakage of trace gases, and development of new remote sensing techniques is required.
Laser absorption spectroscopy can be used as a method for selectively detecting a small amount of a specific gas species leaking into an atmosphere which is a mixed gas state. At this time, the laser beam whose optical frequency is aligned with the resonant absorption line inherent to the leaked gas species is irradiated to the leakage position, and the laser absorption intensity by the leaked gas can be measured. Accordingly, we judge the leakage or quantify the leakage of gas.
In a typical telemetry situation, (i) the leaked position of the gas to be detected is located several meters or more from the laser absorption spectrometer, (ii) the laser signal attenuated by the leakage gas absorption is absent The back scattering of the leakage generating structure or the surface to be measured itself is reflected back to the measuring device and collected and processed. Therefore, only when a very weak laser signal is collected at high efficiency and at the same time, an excellent signal-to-noise ratio is measured and signal processing is performed, sufficient detection sensitivity can be secured for a minute amount of leaked gas.
To this end, the high sensitivity / low noise laser frequency absorption spectroscopy technique can use frequency modulated (FM) laser around the absorption light frequency which is selectively absorbed only in the leakage gas species. In brief, if the laser beam having a predetermined line width centered on the absorption line optical frequency of the absorption line of the leaked gas is irradiated to the leaked gas, the modulation frequency is doubled A laser absorption intensity modulated signal is obtained. When the laser absorption intensity modulated signal is converted into an electrical signal and the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency is lock-in detected, the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency proportional to the leaked gas absorption amount or the modulation signal amplitude amplitude can be obtained.
The FM (Frequency Modulation) laser absorption spectroscopy detects only the laser absorption signal component of the detection target gas when compared with the DC laser absorption spectrum method in which the optical frequency of the laser to be irradiated is fixed. Therefore, the FM (Frequency Modulation) laser absorption spectroscopy has an advantage that the background signal can be easily removed and the signal-to-noise ratio of the measurement can be increased. At this time, the technical requirements to be established in FM laser absorption spectroscopy are as follows. (i) the output intensity of the FM laser is kept constant in time, (ii) the laser output intensity, the light attenuation on the telemetric laser path, and the spatial uniformity The intensity of the signal light to be measured must be normalized in consideration of the backscattering efficiency and the like.
The laser frequency modulation (FM) absorption spectroscopy for selective remote sensing of gas species with a small amount of leakage gas has the following problems. (i) A frequency modulated (FM) laser light source actually involves temporal amplitude modulation (AM) or intensity modulation of the output intensity. Thus, such a light source causes waveform distortion of the measurement signal light, making it impossible to quantify leakage gas absorbance based on frequency modulation (FM) absorption spectroscopy theory. (ii) Generally, since the laser light which is detected remotely is very weak, the leakage gas absorption signal processing for normalizing the backscattering efficiency non-uniformity on the gas leakage structure or the surface of the object to be measured has a low signal- When used directly, excessive measurement error and sensitivity deterioration occur.
That is, when the laser light source is accompanied by an arbitrary intensity modulation (IM) in the step of performing frequency modulation (FM) at the modulation frequency, the laser absorption spectroscopic signal deviates from the ideal modulation waveform represented by the second harmonic of the modulation frequency And has a waveform distorted in time. Therefore, it generally includes harmonic components of the modulation frequency. At this time, the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency contained in the distorted laser absorption spectroscopic signal is not linearly proportional to the absorbance of the leak gas to be measured. In addition, the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency may also depend on the amplitude and phase characteristics of the intensity modulation (IM). Therefore, we can not interpret the measurement results by applying the existing frequency modulation (FM) absorption spectroscopy theory from the laser absorption spectroscopic signal.
In order to quantify the absorbance of a remote sample using a conventional frequency modulation (FM) absorption spectroscope, the process of normalizing the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency included in the laser absorption spectroscopic signal to the DC level of the entire laser signal Required. If the absorption of the trace gas sample to be measured is very small, the measurement error of the DC level of the laser absorption spectroscopic signal with a high noise level is a critical limitation on the sensitivity and accuracy of the absorption measurement.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, in the frequency modulation (FM) absorption spectroscopy measurement for laser remote leak gas detection, the aforementioned (i) problem of intensity modulation (IM) of a frequency modulated (FM) laser light source is solved, (ii) a laser frequency / intensity modulated remote spectroscopy device and a method for quantifying leakage gas absorption, which are designed to have excellent signal-to-noise ratio characteristics in a normalized process for a remote detection signal.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a laser beam whose optical frequency and output intensity are simultaneously modulated around a resonant absorption line inherent to a gas species to be detected is provided to a measurement object, (not shown). A weak laser absorption signal backscattered from the structure or surface to be measured where gas leakage occurs can be collected and 2-channel lock-in amplified. Through the signal processing / calculation process, the absorbance depending on the leaked amount of the detected gas can be quantified with high measurement sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio.
More specifically, a method of implementing an FM / IM laser source includes (i) a method using an intensity modulation (IM) pattern that is simultaneously accompanied by a frequency modulation (FM) process of a wavelength tunable laser source, and (ii) There may be a way to add an additional intensity modulation (IM) device to an ideal FM laser source that only modulates the optical frequency. At this time, the modulation frequency of the intensity modulation (IM) by the laser itself or a separate device can be set equal to the modulation frequency of the frequency modulation (FM). In addition, since the laser output intensity waveform due to the intensity modulation (IM) is slightly distorted in actual implementation, in addition to the fundamental frequency component (hereinafter referred to as "1f component"), the residual second harmonic component (Hereinafter referred to as " 2f-component ").
The signal processing / calculation process includes a 1f-component and a 2f-component obtained through 2-channel lock-in detection of a laser absorption signal detected from a leaked gas sample irradiated with an FM / IM laser beam, And to find a mathematical solution for the absorbed gas leakage based on the equation associated with the operating parameters of the FM / IM laser source. have.
At this time, the operating parameter of the FM / IM laser light source included in the above equation is a value that can be arbitrarily set, but the actual operating variable of the laser light source can be fluctuated with time without being fixed to a specific set value. Accordingly, in order to improve the signal-to-noise ratio and the reliability of the signal processing / calculation process, it is preferable that the operating variable of the laser light source (the intensity modulation amplitude of the first harmonic component of the modulation frequency, The intensity modulation amplitude of the second harmonic component) can be measured and used in real time.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following drawings, like reference numerals refer to like elements, and the size of each element in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation.
The gas may be stored typically in a vessel or a gas storage tank. Leakage of the gas may have a fire, explosion, or toxicity. Accordingly, it is necessary to confirm whether or not the gas to be measured leaks. The gas may be a test gas for identifying gas or gas leaks stored in the tank. For stored gases, the gas may be methane, ethane, propane gas, or the like. For the test gas, the gas may be helium or N 2 O.
1 is a diagram showing a transmission spectrum of a gas according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the spectrum of a specific single absorption line E of 1. Fig.
1 and 2, the gas is N 2 O. The transmission spectrum (or absorption spectrum) of the N 2 O gas includes a plurality of absorption lines. Of these, one absorption line E of interest may be selected. The absorption line E can be used to detect gas leakage.
Three parameters that define the absorption line of the gas may be the center frequency of the absorption line, the intensity of the absorption line, and the shape of the absorption line. Each absorption line has a line width of a certain size by natural broadening. In addition, each absorption line additionally has pressure broadening due to line width expansion by collision between gas molecules in the atmosphere near the surface of the earth. The shape of the absorption line by the pressure broadening may be a Lorentz profile.
3 is a view for explaining frequency modulation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3, when the absorption line has a Lorentz profile, the optical frequency of the laser of constant intensity may be a sine function stabilized in the absorption spectrum of a specific gas with a modulation frequency f m . Specifically, the optical frequency (f cm ) of the laser can be given as follows. The optical frequency (v) of the laser may be v o +? V mod cos (2? F m t).
Where f m is the modulation frequency, v o is the center optical frequency of the absorption line,? V mod is the modulation amplitude, and t is the time.
When the optical frequency of the laser has a shape of a sinusoidal wave with time, the light transmitted through the leakage gas is deformed by the absorption line of the leakage gas to include a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency f m . Therefore, the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency f m may depend on the concentration of the leakage gas.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscope according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating signals when the laser absorption spectroscopy apparatus of FIG. 4 performs only frequency modulation.
6 is a diagram showing signals when the laser absorption spectroscopy apparatus of FIG. 4 performs frequency modulation and intensity modulation.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the laser absorption signal of the laser absorption spectroscopy apparatus of FIG. 4 in the frequency domain.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a first harmonic component and a second harmonic component of a modulation frequency in the laser absorption signal of the laser absorption spectroscopic device of FIG. 4 according to the degree of absorption of a sample.
4 to 8, the optical frequency / intensity modulated laser
5, if the
The resonance absorption degree (A 0 ) or absorption degree may depend on the intensity of light absorbed by the object to be measured. The second harmonic component of the modulation frequency in the backscattered laser absorption signal at the measurement object may depend on the product of the absorption and the absorption line modulation width.
When the optical frequency of the laser
The center optical frequency of the laser (probe beam) can be adjusted to the center optical frequency (v 0 ) of the gas species selective resonance absorption line. The width of the gas species selective resonance absorption line may be? Abs . The modulation frequency of the laser may be f m . The modulation width of the modulation frequency of the laser may be Δν mod . The optical frequency of the laser may be v o +? V mod cos (2? F m t).
Referring to FIG. 6, when the laser light source unit performs frequency modulation (FM) and intensity modulation (IM) at a modulation frequency f m , the optical frequency of the probe beam is displayed according to time. The probe beam can be frequency modulated with a modulation frequency (f m) in the range of a particular frequency band (2 Δν mod). The
The
When the laser
Hereinafter, when the laser
When the probe beam includes a first harmonic component (Δ 1f ) and a second harmonic component (Δ 2f ) of the modulation frequency by intensity modulation, the power of the probe beam is expressed as follows.
Where P L is the power of the probe beam, P 0 is the DC power,? 1f is the intensity modulation amplitude of the first harmonic component of the modulation frequency,? 2f is the intensity modulation amplitude of the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency Amplitude. ω m is a modulation angular frequency (ω m = 2πf m), Φ 1f is intensity-modulated phase of the first harmonic component of the modulation frequency, Φ 2f is intensity-modulated phase of the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency. On the other hand, the absorption modulation of the measurement object is expressed as follows.
Here, A mod is the absorption modulation of the object to be measured, A 0 is the resonance absorption of the measurement-object also, Δ abs is the absorption line modulation width, Φ and abs frequency absorption modulation phase, 2ω m is frequency modulated absorption modulation frequency to be.
The
The laser absorption signal (V sig ) includes a DC component, a first harmonic component (M 1f ) of the modulation frequency, a second harmonic component (M 2f ) of the modulation frequency, a third harmonic component (M 3f ) , And a fourth order harmonic component (M 4f ) of the modulation frequency.
The first harmonic component (M 1f ) of the modulation frequency of the laser absorption signal and the second harmonic component (M 2f ) of the modulation frequency may have a sufficient magnitude. Therefore, the coefficient ratio (S = M 2f / M 1f ) of the first harmonic component (M 1f ) of the modulation frequency of the laser absorption signal and the second harmonic component (M 2f ) of the modulation frequency is Strong characteristics can be shown.
Further, the resonance absorption degree A 0 can be expressed as a function of S (= M 2f / M 1f ) and set values (Δ 1f , Δ 2f , ...). Accordingly, the resonance absorption degree (A 0 ) can be calculated. The resonance absorption degree may depend on the concentration of the leaking gas when the measurement object is a leaking gas. Therefore, the presence of the leaked gas and the concentration of the leaked gas can be confirmed. When the probe beam is spatially scanned, a resonance absorbance image can be obtained.
The coefficient ratio (S = M 2f / M 1f ) is used to calculate the absorption degree A 0 of the measurement object. At this time, the coefficient ratio (S = M 2f / M 1f ) is a standardized signal in which the irregular intensity fluctuation of the laser and the influence of the uneven reflectance of the gas leakage structure or the back scattering measurement object on the signal analysis are removed.
The coefficient ratio (S = M 2f / M 1f ) can constitute an equation for the absorbance (A 0 ) to be obtained. Therefore, the coefficient ratio (S = M 2f / M 1f ) is calculated using the result of detection of the 2-channel lock-in amplification of the FM / AM laser absorption signal and the set value or measurement value of the operating parameter of the FM / The absorption degree A 0 of the measurement object can be obtained.
The equation for the absorbance (A 0 ) of the measurement object may depend on the operating parameter value of the FM / IM laser light source. 1f and 2f intensity modulation amplitudes (Δ 1f , Δ 2f ) and phases (Φ 1f , Φ 2f ) associated with laser intensity modulation (IM), unlike set physical quantities such as modulation frequency (FM) And are physical quantities that fluctuate in time according to the characteristics of the laser and environmental changes.
8, the first harmonic component M 1f of the modulation frequency of the laser absorption signal according to the resonance absorbance A 0 , the second harmonic component M 2f of the modulation frequency, The ratio (S = M 2f / M 1f ) is displayed. and the x-axis represents the resonance absorption degree (A 0 ) of the measurement object. The solid line is the absence of intensity modulation amplitude (Δ 2f) of the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency, and the dotted line is the case with intensity modulation amplitude of the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency (Δ 2f). When the absorbance is approximately 0.1 or less, the intensity of the first harmonic component of the modulation frequency increases above the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency. Accordingly, by using the first-order harmonic component of the modulation frequency by the intensity modulation, we can detect a minute absorption.
Referring again to Fig. 4, the
The laser
The laser
The
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The
The
The
The reference cell
The
The intensity modulation amplitude? 1f of the first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and the intensity modulation amplitude? 2f of the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency are provided to the
If the laser
The auxiliary lock-in
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The
The output signal of the
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The first and second harmonic components M1f and M2f of the modulation frequency of the laser absorption signal are provided to the
According to a modified embodiment of the present invention, the
9 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscope for remote sensing of a trace gas according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIGS. 4 and 9, the optical frequency / intensity-modulated
The laser beam
The
In the case of remote gas detection, the intensity of the backscattered probe beam may be very small at the measurement location where the
The
The
10 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscope according to another embodiment of the present invention. A description overlapping with that described in Fig. 4 will be omitted.
10, the optical frequency / intensity-modulated
The laser
The
11 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscope according to another embodiment of the present invention. A description overlapping with that described in Fig. 4 will be omitted.
Referring to FIG. 11, the optical frequency / intensity-modulated
The laser
The
Meanwhile, when the outputs of the lasers are constant, the
The outputs of the lasers may be time-divided and frequency modulated sequentially by the
12 is a flowchart illustrating an optical frequency / intensity-modulated laser absorption spectroscopy method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12, the optical frequency / intensity modulated laser absorption spectroscopy method modulates the optical frequency of a probe beam with a modulation frequency over time in a linewidth range of a specific absorption spectrum of an object to be measured and changes the intensity of the probe beam with time Modulating the modulated frequency with the modulation frequency (S110), irradiating the measurement object with the frequency and intensity modulated probe beam (S120), irradiating the probe beam reflected, transmitted, or scattered from the measurement object with an electric signal type laser (S140) of extracting a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency in the laser absorption signal and calculating an absorption degree of the measurement object (S140) .
12 and 10, modulating the optical frequency of a probe beam with a modulation frequency over time in a line width range of a specific absorption spectrum of an object to be measured and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency with time S110) comprises the steps of modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with the modulation frequency using a tunable semiconductor laser, and modulating the intensity of the output light of the wavelength tunable semiconductor laser modulated with the modulation frequency by the modulation frequency Step < / RTI > The intensity modulation may be performed by a separate
12 and 11, there is provided a method of modulating an optical frequency of a probe beam with a modulation frequency over time in a line width range of a specific absorption spectrum of an object to be measured and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency with time S110) comprises the steps of providing a plurality of lasers having different optical frequencies in a linewidth range of a specific absorption spectrum, and multiplexing output light of the lasers to output one of the output lights of the plurality of lasers to the probe beam . The optical frequency of the probe beam may be modulated with the modulation frequency over time. The
According to a modified embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of modulating an optical frequency of a probe beam with a modulation frequency over time in a line width range of a specific absorption spectrum of an object to be measured and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency with time (S110) may further include modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency according to time. Specifically, the outputs of the
The optical frequency / intensity modulated laser absorption spectroscopy method may further include dividing a portion of the probe beam to detect the intensity of the probe beam, and measuring a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency in intensity of the probe beam . Accordingly, the intensity-modulated set values can be measured by the light source output
The
The
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, And all of the various forms of embodiments that can be practiced without departing from the technical spirit.
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A light sensing unit for converting a reflected, transmitted, or scattered probe beam into an electric signal at the measurement object; And
Processes the laser absorption signal of the light sensing unit outputs the signal to extract the second-order harmonic component (M 2f) of the modulation frequency the first harmonic component of (f m) (M 1f) and the modulation frequency (f m) and the (M 1f / M 2f ) of the first harmonic component (M 1f ) of the modulation frequency (f m ) and the second harmonic component (M 2f ) of the modulation frequency is used to absorb the probe beam And a processing unit for calculating a degree of the above-
Further comprising a light source output sensing unit for receiving a part of the probe beam and converting the received signal into an electric signal to generate a light source intensity signal before entering the measurement object,
Wherein the processing unit comprises:
An auxiliary lock-in amplifier for extracting an intensity modulation amplitude (Δ 1f ) of a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency from the light source intensity signal;
A lock-in amplifier for extracting a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency from the laser absorption signal of the light sensing unit; And
Using the first harmonic component (M 1f ) of the modulation frequency of the laser absorption signal, the second harmonic component (M 2f ) of the modulation frequency, and the first harmonic component of the modulation frequency of the light source intensity signal, And an arithmetic and control unit for calculating the degree of absorption of the probe beam by the object.
Wherein the laser light source unit is a quantum cascade laser.
The laser light source unit includes:
A laser current driver; And
And a laser for receiving the current from the laser driver and generating the probe beam,
Wherein the optical frequency is modulated in a predetermined frequency band and the intensity of the probe beam is modulated to the modulation frequency by modulating the current with the modulation frequency.
The laser light source unit includes:
A laser for modulating the optical frequency with the modulation frequency in a predetermined frequency band to generate output light;
A laser driver for modulating an optical frequency of the laser; And
And an intensity modulator for receiving the output light of the laser and modulating the intensity of the output light with the modulation frequency to output the probe beam.
The laser light source unit includes:
A plurality of lasers sequentially having different optical frequencies; And
A multiplexer for multiplexing the output light of the lasers and sequentially outputting one of the plurality of lasers to the probe beam;
Wherein the optical frequency of the probe beam is modulated with the modulation frequency with time.
And an intensity modulator for receiving the output of the WDM multiplexer and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency according to time.
The auxiliary lock-in amplifier extracts an intensity modulation amplitude (Δ 1f ) of a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and an intensity amplitude modulation (Δ 2f ) of a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency from the light source intensity signal,
The arithmetic and control unit calculates a first harmonic component (M 1f ) of the modulation frequency of the laser absorption signal and a second harmonic component (M 2f ) of the modulation frequency and a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency of the light source intensity signal, And the degree of absorption of the probe beam by the measurement object is calculated using the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency.
Further comprising an optical frequency stabilizer for providing a control signal to the laser light source unit,
Wherein the optical frequency stabilizer comprises:
A reference cell filled with a material constituting the object to be measured so as to match the center optical frequency of the probe beam frequency-modulated in a predetermined frequency band to the center of a specific absorption spectrum of the object;
A beam splitter for dividing the probe beam to provide a portion of the probe beam in the reference cell;
A reference cell light sensing unit for measuring a reference probe beam passing through the reference cell and converting the reference probe beam into an electric signal; And
And a band-pass filter disposed between the reference cell light sensing unit and the reference cell for passing the probe beam and removing external noises,
Wherein the processing unit provides a control signal to the laser light source unit to receive the output signal of the reference cell light sensing unit and align the center optical frequency of the probe beam with the center of a specific absorption spectrum of the measurement material. / Intensity modulated laser absorption spectrometer.
An alignment laser for outputting an alignment laser beam in a visible light band; And
Further comprising a dichromic mirror for combining the alignment laser beam and the probe beam to provide the same optical path.
And an isolator disposed at a downstream end of the output end of the laser light source unit for removing reflected waves re-incident on the laser light source unit.
Further comprising a laser beam remote transmitter for scanning the probe beam to the measurement object,
The laser beam source transfer unit includes:
A beam expander for enlarging a beam size of the probe beam; And
And a scanner unit scanning the extended probe beam to the measurement object.
Further comprising a telescope for collecting a scattered probe beam at the object to be measured,
The telescope comprises:
A primary mirror for increasing the collection efficiency of the scattered probe beam; And
And a secondary mirror disposed on the central axis of the main mirror to provide the optical signal collected by the main mirror to the optical sensing unit.
Irradiating the measurement object with the frequency and intensity modulated probe beam;
Converting a reflected, transmitted, or scattered probe beam from the measurement object into a laser absorption signal in the form of an electrical signal; And
Extracting a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency in the laser absorption signal and calculating an absorption degree of the measurement object,
Generating a light source intensity signal by receiving a part of the probe beam and converting it into an electric signal before entering the measurement object; And
Further comprising measuring a first harmonic component of the modulation frequency in the light source intensity signal,
The absorbance of the measurement object is calculated using the first harmonic component of the modulation frequency, the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency and the first harmonic component of the modulation frequency in the light source intensity signal in the laser absorption signal Wherein the optical frequency / intensity modulated laser absorption spectroscopy is performed using the optical frequency / intensity modulated laser.
Modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with a modulation frequency over time in a linewidth range of a specific absorption spectrum of a measurement object and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency over time comprises the steps of:
Modulating the intensity of the probe beam of the wavelength tunable semiconductor laser with the modulation frequency while modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with the modulation frequency using a tunable semiconductor laser, Way.
Modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with a modulation frequency over time in a linewidth range of a specific absorption spectrum of a measurement object and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency over time comprises the steps of:
Modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with the modulation frequency using a tunable semiconductor laser; And
And modulating the intensity of the output light of the wavelength tunable semiconductor laser modulated by the modulation frequency with the modulation frequency.
Modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with a modulation frequency over time in a linewidth range of a specific absorption spectrum of a measurement object and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency over time comprises the steps of:
Providing a plurality of lasers having different optical frequencies in a linewidth range of a specific absorption spectrum; And
Multiplexing the output light of the lasers to output one of the output lights of the plurality of lasers to the probe beam,
Wherein the optical frequency of the probe beam is modulated with the modulation frequency over time.
Modulating the optical frequency of the probe beam with a modulation frequency over time in a linewidth range of a specific absorption spectrum of a measurement object and modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency over time comprises the steps of:
Modulating the intensity of the probe beam with the modulation frequency over time. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > 11. < / RTI >
Output light of a plurality of lasers having different optical frequencies in a linewidth range of a specific absorption spectrum is set to have different intensities according to the optical frequency,
Wherein the probe beam is intensity modulated over time. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > 21. < / RTI >
Further comprising measuring a second harmonic component of the modulation frequency in the light source intensity signal,
Wherein the absorbance of the measurement object is determined based on the first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency in the laser absorption signal and the first harmonic component of the modulation frequency and the second harmonic component of the modulation frequency in the light source intensity signal. Wherein the optical frequency / intensity modulated laser absorption spectroscopy is performed using the second harmonic component.
Irradiating the measurement object with the frequency and intensity modulated probe beam;
Converting a reflected, transmitted, or scattered probe beam from the measurement object into a laser absorption signal in the form of an electrical signal; And
In the laser absorption signal extraction for the first harmonic component and second harmonic component of the modulation frequency of the modulated frequency, and the primary of the modulation frequency of the laser absorption signal harmonic components (M 1f) and the secondary of the modulation frequency harmonic components (M 2f) coefficient ratio (S = M 2f / M 1f ) a, and the coefficient ratio (S = M 2f / M 1f ) the calculation of the configuration the equations for absorbance (a 0) of the object to be measured And calculating an absorbance (A 0 ) of an object to be measured by determining a coefficient of the equation by obtaining a set value or a measurement value of the operation parameter of the probe beam.
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