Multi-gas photoacoustic sensor using multi-mode demodulation

Modulation technology is the necessary means for generating periodic acoustic waves in photoacoustic gas detection, primarily including intensity modulation and wavelength modulation. In multi-gas detection, when multiple lasers employ the same modulation technique, current technologies include time...

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Main Authors: Mu Liang, Mingqi Jiao, Mingyang Feng, Pengbo Chen, Yang Gao, Yingying Qiao, Lei Li, Chongxin Shan
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Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
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author Mu Liang
Mingqi Jiao
Mingyang Feng
Pengbo Chen
Yang Gao
Yingying Qiao
Lei Li
Chongxin Shan
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Mingqi Jiao
Mingyang Feng
Pengbo Chen
Yang Gao
Yingying Qiao
Lei Li
Chongxin Shan
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description Modulation technology is the necessary means for generating periodic acoustic waves in photoacoustic gas detection, primarily including intensity modulation and wavelength modulation. In multi-gas detection, when multiple lasers employ the same modulation technique, current technologies include time-division multiplexing (TDM) for measurements at different times and frequency-division multiplexing (FDM) for simultaneous measurements; when multiple lasers employ different modulation techniques, the only available technology is TDM with measurements conducted at different times, and whether simultaneous measurement can be achieved has not yet been verified. We propose, for the first time, a multi-gas photoacoustic sensor using multi-mode demodulation. This sensor employs multi-mode frequency division multiplexing (MMFDM) technology to separate and demodulate the multi-mode photoacoustic signal, thereby enabling the simultaneous measurement of multiple gases under different modulation techniques. To demonstrate the feasibility of this method, we used SO2 and HF, the SF6 decomposition products in gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), as target gases and simultaneously detected their mixture using different modulation modes. Experimental results show that when the frequency difference is 10 Hz, multi-mode photoacoustic signal can be successfully separated, with the minimum detection limits for SO2 and HF reaching 117.9 ppb and 65.5 ppb, respectively. This study is the first to validate the separability of multi-mode photoacoustic signal and achieve multi-gas simultaneous measurement under multi-mode modulation, thereby eliminating the limitations of modulation mode in simultaneous photoacoustic multi-gas detection.
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spelling doaj-art-945cc1fb717a4ff1acbdc64fa42ae00c2025-08-20T02:54:29ZengElsevierPhotoacoustics2213-59792025-04-014210068810.1016/j.pacs.2025.100688Multi-gas photoacoustic sensor using multi-mode demodulationMu Liang0Mingqi Jiao1Mingyang Feng2Pengbo Chen3Yang Gao4Yingying Qiao5Lei Li6Chongxin Shan7International Joint Laboratory for Integrated Circuits Design and Application, Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaInternational Joint Laboratory for Integrated Circuits Design and Application, Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Materials Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Materials Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Materials Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaKey Laboratory of Materials Physics, Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaInternational Joint Laboratory for Integrated Circuits Design and Application, Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; Corresponding authors.International Joint Laboratory for Integrated Circuits Design and Application, Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; Corresponding authors.Modulation technology is the necessary means for generating periodic acoustic waves in photoacoustic gas detection, primarily including intensity modulation and wavelength modulation. In multi-gas detection, when multiple lasers employ the same modulation technique, current technologies include time-division multiplexing (TDM) for measurements at different times and frequency-division multiplexing (FDM) for simultaneous measurements; when multiple lasers employ different modulation techniques, the only available technology is TDM with measurements conducted at different times, and whether simultaneous measurement can be achieved has not yet been verified. We propose, for the first time, a multi-gas photoacoustic sensor using multi-mode demodulation. This sensor employs multi-mode frequency division multiplexing (MMFDM) technology to separate and demodulate the multi-mode photoacoustic signal, thereby enabling the simultaneous measurement of multiple gases under different modulation techniques. To demonstrate the feasibility of this method, we used SO2 and HF, the SF6 decomposition products in gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), as target gases and simultaneously detected their mixture using different modulation modes. Experimental results show that when the frequency difference is 10 Hz, multi-mode photoacoustic signal can be successfully separated, with the minimum detection limits for SO2 and HF reaching 117.9 ppb and 65.5 ppb, respectively. This study is the first to validate the separability of multi-mode photoacoustic signal and achieve multi-gas simultaneous measurement under multi-mode modulation, thereby eliminating the limitations of modulation mode in simultaneous photoacoustic multi-gas detection.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213597925000072Photoacoustic spectrometryGas-insulated switchgearSF6 decomposition productsMulti-mode demodulation
spellingShingle Mu Liang
Mingqi Jiao
Mingyang Feng
Pengbo Chen
Yang Gao
Yingying Qiao
Lei Li
Chongxin Shan
Multi-gas photoacoustic sensor using multi-mode demodulation
Photoacoustics
Photoacoustic spectrometry
Gas-insulated switchgear
SF6 decomposition products
Multi-mode demodulation
title Multi-gas photoacoustic sensor using multi-mode demodulation
title_full Multi-gas photoacoustic sensor using multi-mode demodulation
title_fullStr Multi-gas photoacoustic sensor using multi-mode demodulation
title_full_unstemmed Multi-gas photoacoustic sensor using multi-mode demodulation
title_short Multi-gas photoacoustic sensor using multi-mode demodulation
title_sort multi gas photoacoustic sensor using multi mode demodulation
topic Photoacoustic spectrometry
Gas-insulated switchgear
SF6 decomposition products
Multi-mode demodulation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213597925000072
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