Dual-logarithmic demodulation method application in a wide gas optical thickness range.

Direct absorption spectroscopy (DAS) is an extremely practical and effective technology to detect gas concentration in site applications. Dual-beam subtraction is one of the most common demodulation methods in DAS, yet this method cannot solve the problem of absolute absorption curve nonlinearization in a wide optical thickness range. A real-time and practical dual-logarithmic demodulation method is proposed and proved to be robust when the optical thickness is much greater than linear region. Moreover, the error of optical thickness peak is only 1.18% between the dual-logarithmic demodulation system and simulation after correcting the dual-beam subtraction demodulation system under a 300 K, 1 atm, and 3 m absorption path. When the range of optical thickness peak of acetylene is from 0.0252 to 2.5335 at 1532.83 nm, the peak voltages always maintain satisfactory linearity (R-square=0.9989).