Field deployment of a portable optical spectrometer for methane fugitive emissions monitoring on oil and gas well pads

EJ Zhang, CC Teng, TG Van Kessel, L Klein… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
We present field deployment results of a portable optical absorption spectrometer for
localization and quantification of fugitive methane (CH4) emissions. Our near-infrared …

Balanced wavelength modulated Zeeman spectroscopy for oxygen detection

K Shashaty, L Patrick, G Wysocki - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we present the development and testing of a balanced Zeeman spectroscopy
method utilizing wavelength modulation for selective detection of paramagnetic molecules …

Intracavity Faraday modulation spectroscopy (INFAMOS): A tool for radical detection

M Gianella, THP Pinto, X Wu… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
We present the intra-cavity Faraday modulation spectroscopy technique, whereby optical
feedback cavity-enhanced spectroscopy is coupled with Faraday modulation spectroscopy …

Monolithically integrated silicon photonic chip sensor for near-infrared trace-gas spectroscopy

EJ Zhang, Y Martin, JS Orcutt, C Xiong… - Chemical …, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We present a fully integrated photonic chip spectrometer for near-infrared tunable diode
laser absorption spectroscopy of methane (CH 4). The integrated photonic sensor …

Rapid and sensitive quantification of isotopic mixtures using a rapidly-swept external cavity quantum cascade laser

BE Brumfield, MS Taubman, MC Phillips - Photonics, 2016 - mdpi.com
A rapidly-swept external-cavity quantum cascade laser with an open-path Herriott cell is
used to quantify gas-phase chemical mixtures of D2O and HDO at a rate of 40 Hz (25-ms …

Quantitative isotopic measurements of gas-phase alcohol mixtures using a broadly tunable swept external cavity quantum cascade laser

BE Brumfield, MC Phillips - Analyst, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A swept-ECQCL is used for broadband IR spectroscopy of isotopic mixtures of CH3OH,
CH3OD, CH3CH2OH, and CH3CH2OD in a static gas cell over a wavelength range of 9.5 to …

Detection of nitric oxide with Faraday rotation spectroscopy at 5.33 µm

B Fang, N Yang, C Wang, W Zhao, X Xu… - Chinese Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We report the development of a static magnetic field Faraday rotation spectrometer for NO
detection. A 5.33 µm continuous-wave quantum cascade laser was used as the probing …

Noise mitigation techniques for high-precision laser spectroscopy and integrated photonic chemical sensors

EJ Zhang - 2016 - search.proquest.com
In this dissertation, laser spectroscopy is utilized to monitor trace-gas species for
environmental and health applications. Due to their non-invasive and in situ sensing …

Optimization of the output polarization state in multi-pass cell enhanced Faraday rotation spectrometers

K Shashaty, L Patrick, G Wysocki - Optical Sensors, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Multi-pass cell-enhanced Faraday rotation spectroscopy for paramagnetic gas species is
affected by elliptical polarization introduced by interactions within the cell mirrors. We …

Analysis of nitric oxide isotopes via differential Faraday rotation spectroscopy

EJ Zhang, DM Sigman, G Wysocki - CLEO: Applications and …, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We present real-time optical polarization subtraction for calibration of Faraday rotation
spectra. Noise analysis yields minor isotope sensitivity of 3.0 ppbv· Hz− 1/2 and 1.7× 10− 8 …