Abstract
A high-sensitivity photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) sensor based on differential Helmholtz photoacoustic cell (DHPAC) with dense spot pattern is reported in this paper for the first time. A multi-pass cell based on two concave mirrors was designed to achieve a dense spot pattern, which realized 212 times excitation of incident laser. A finite element analysis was utilized to simulate the sound field distribution and frequency response of the designed DHPAC. An erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) was employed to amplify the output optical power of the laser to achieve strong excitation. In order to assess the designed sensor's performance, an acetylene (C2H2) detection system was established using a near infrared diode laser with a central wavelength 1530.3 nm. According to experimental results, the differential characteristics of DHPAC was verified. Compared to the sensor without dense spot pattern, the photoacoustic signal with dense spot pattern had a 44.73 times improvement. The minimum detection limit (MDL) of the designed C2H2-PAS sensor can be improved to 5 ppb when the average time of the sensor system is 200 s.
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