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A novel gas concentration monitor using a solid state modulator

A novel gas concentration monitor using a solid state modulator
A novel gas concentration monitor using a solid state modulator
In this paper, we demonstrate the application of a novel solid state modulator in monitoring the concentration of a test gas. A widespread cost-effective method of gas concentration monitoring currently uses a blackbody source and pyroelectric detector combined with a filter to isolate the required infrared spectral region. Presently the intensity on the detector is modulated by either a mechanical chopper or by electrically-pulsing the source. The device described by this work uses a continuously-driven blackbody source with a novel solid state infrared modulator operating in the 8-14 µm band to generate the required change in intensity on the pyroelectric detector, eliminating the need for moving parts. The modulator may be incorporated into the detector’s optical window in a more-compact future device. The modulator operation is outlined, and the results of determining the concentration of SF6 test gas in a dedicated cell are compared for the solid state modulator and a mechanical chopper.
germanium, infrared, solid state, modulator, chopper, gas sensing, SF6
0925-4005
192-196
Fairley, P.D.
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Rutt, H.N.
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Fairley, P.D.
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Rutt, H.N.
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Fairley, P.D. and Rutt, H.N. (2001) A novel gas concentration monitor using a solid state modulator. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 75 (3), 192-196. (doi:10.1016/S0925-4005(01)00760-2).

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Abstract

In this paper, we demonstrate the application of a novel solid state modulator in monitoring the concentration of a test gas. A widespread cost-effective method of gas concentration monitoring currently uses a blackbody source and pyroelectric detector combined with a filter to isolate the required infrared spectral region. Presently the intensity on the detector is modulated by either a mechanical chopper or by electrically-pulsing the source. The device described by this work uses a continuously-driven blackbody source with a novel solid state infrared modulator operating in the 8-14 µm band to generate the required change in intensity on the pyroelectric detector, eliminating the need for moving parts. The modulator may be incorporated into the detector’s optical window in a more-compact future device. The modulator operation is outlined, and the results of determining the concentration of SF6 test gas in a dedicated cell are compared for the solid state modulator and a mechanical chopper.

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Published date: 15 May 2001
Keywords: germanium, infrared, solid state, modulator, chopper, gas sensing, SF6

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Local EPrints ID: 13667
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/13667
ISSN: 0925-4005
PURE UUID: 01018fc2-5cb1-4049-bd70-9f309cce1481

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Date deposited: 12 Jan 2005
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 05:10

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Author: P.D. Fairley
Author: H.N. Rutt

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