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Fiber-optic photoacoustic sensing probe capable of resisting interference from ambient noise, and sensing system

US11940375B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 26, 2021
Grant dateMar 26, 2024
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2201/08
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of fiber-optic gas sensing and laser photoacoustic spectroscopy, and reliability of a gas detection system is improved by actively selecting a working frequency of low noise interference combined with an optical fiber photoacoustic sensing probe capable of isolating high-frequency noise. A gas enters a photoacoustic microcavity through gaps on a sound-sensitive diaphragm after diffusing into a miniature air chamber through a plurality of micropores. Photoacoustic excitation light is incident into the photoacoustic microcavity through a fiber-optic collimator and then excited to generate a photoacoustic pressure wave to cause the sound-sensitive diaphragm to vibrate periodically. An end face of a single-mode optical fiber and the sound-sensitive diaphragm constitutes a fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer. The interferometer measures a deflection of the diaphragm and inverts a concentration of the to-be-measured gas.

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