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Gas measurement apparatus and the setting method of width of wavelength modulation in gas measurement apparatus

US8896835B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2012
Grant dateNov 25, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/39
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A gas measurement apparatus measures a target gas. The gas measurement apparatus includes a light source, a first light receiving apparatus, a first phase-sensitive detection apparatus, an R calculation unit, and a setting unit. The light source oscillates a laser light that has a central wavelength determined by a main current and is modulated according to a modulation current, with the central wavelength being varied. The first light receiving apparatus outputs a detection signal according to an intensity of the laser light transmitted through a standard sample. The first phase-sensitive detection apparatus obtains a second harmonic component oscillated at a harmonic frequency ω2 twice as large as a modulation frequency ω1. The R calculation unit calculates a peak-bottom ratio R. The setting unit sets a width of wavelength modulation of the laser light so that the peak-bottom ratio R satisfies a predetermined condition.

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