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Near-infrared broad-band cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy using a superluminescent light emitting diode

, , , , , , and . Analyst, 134 (11): 2220--2223 (January 2009)
DOI: 10.1039/b916807a

Abstract

A fibre coupled near-infrared superluminescent light emitting diode that emits similar to 10mW of radiation between 1.62 and 1.7 mu m is employed in combination with a broad-band cavity enhanced spectrometer consisting of a linear optical cavity with mirrors of reflectivity similar to 99.98% and either a dispersive near-infrared spectrometer or a Fourier transform interferometer. Results are presented on the absorption of 1,3-butadiene, and sensitivities are achieved of 6.1 x 10(-8) cm(-1) using the dispersive spectrometer in combination with phase-sensitive detection, and 1.5 x 10(-8) cm(-1) using the Fourier transform interferometer (expressed as a minimum detectable absorption coefficient) over several minutes of acquisition time.

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