Fourier transform and grating-based spectroscopy with a mid-infrared supercontinuum source for trace gas detection in fruit quality monitoring

Opt Express. 2021 Apr 12;29(8):12381-12397. doi: 10.1364/OE.418072.

Abstract

We present a multi-species trace gas sensor based on a fast, compact home-built Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) combined with a broadband mid-infrared supercontinuum (SC) source. The spectrometer covers the spectral bandwidth of the SC source (2 - 4 µm) and provides a best spectral resolution of 1 GHz in 6 seconds. It has a detection sensitivity of a few hundred of ppbv Hz-1/2 for different gas species. We study the performance of the developed spectrometer in terms of precision, linearity, long-term stability, and multi-species detection. We use the spectrometer for measuring fruit-produced volatiles under different atmospheric conditions and compare the performance with a previously developed scanning grating-based spectrometer.

MeSH terms

  • Acetaldehyde / analysis
  • Acetates / analysis
  • Acetone / analysis
  • Equipment Design
  • Ethane / analysis
  • Ethanol / analysis
  • Ethylenes / analysis
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Gases / analysis*
  • Malus / chemistry*
  • Malus / physiology*
  • Methanol / analysis
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / instrumentation*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / methods

Substances

  • Acetates
  • Ethylenes
  • Gases
  • Acetone
  • Ethanol
  • ethyl acetate
  • ethylene
  • Acetaldehyde
  • Ethane
  • Methanol