Number-density measurements of CO₂ in real time with an optical frequency comb for high accuracy and precision

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2018

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Scholten, S.K.
Perrella, C.
Anstie, J.D.
White, R.T.
Al-Ashwal, W.
Hebert, N.B.
Genest, J.
Luiten, A.N.

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Physical Review Applied, 2018; 9(5):054043-1-054043-8

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Sarah K. Scholten, Christopher Perrella, James D. Anstie, Richard T. White, Waddah Al-Ashwal, Nicolas Bourbeau Hébert, Jérôme Genest, and Andre N. Luiten

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Real-time and accurate measurements of gas properties are highly desirable for numerous real-world applications. Here, we use an optical-frequency comb to demonstrate absolute number-density and temperature measurements of a sample gas with state-of-the-art precision and accuracy. The technique is demonstrated by measuring the number density of ¹²C¹⁶O₂ with an accuracy of better than 1% and a precision of 0.04% in a measurement and analysis cycle of less than 1 s. This technique is transferable to numerous molecular species, thus offering an avenue for near-universal gas concentration measurements.

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Published 29 May 2018

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