Lock-in-detection dual-comb spectroscopy

Dual-comb spectroscopy (DCS) is useful for gas spectroscopy due to the high potential of optical frequency comb (OFC). However, fast Fourier transform (FFT) calculation of a huge amount of temporal data spends significantly longer time than the acquisition time of an interferogram. In this article, we demonstrate frequency-domain DCS by a combination of DCS with lock-in detection, namely LID-DCS. LID-DCS directly extracts an arbitrary OFC mode from a vast number of OFC modes without the need for FFT calculation. Usefulness of LID-DCS is demonstrated in the rapid monitoring of transient signal change and spectroscopy of hydrogen cyanide gas.