Abstract
Differential laser absorption was investigated for its merit in liquid oxygen (LOX) sensing. Whereas previous researchers have used differential absorption to detect trace concentrations of a substance, we use differential absorption to monitor small changes in large amounts of a substance. Two lasers of different wavelengths were intensity modulated 180 deg out of phase from each other and multiplexed into a single beam. After probing the LOX, the total transmitted signal was demodulated by a lock-in amplifier. Our experiment simulated rapid changes in LOX number density by varying the length of an approximately 73 mm path through pure LOX. In this experiment, we demonstrated the ability to monitor LOX number density with an uncertainty of approximately 1% with a time constant of 3 micros. The uncertainty could be halved by doubling the path length, and this improvement could be repeated as long as the relative intensity noise of the lasers is the dominating factor. We discuss the benefits of differential absorption for problems requiring an extended dynamic range.
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