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Main Authors: Neves, Simon, Kartiyasa, Adimulya, Ghosh, Shayantani, Gaulier, Geoffrey, La Volpe, Luca, Wolf, Jean-Pierre
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.12822
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author Neves, Simon
Kartiyasa, Adimulya
Ghosh, Shayantani
Gaulier, Geoffrey
La Volpe, Luca
Wolf, Jean-Pierre
author_facet Neves, Simon
Kartiyasa, Adimulya
Ghosh, Shayantani
Gaulier, Geoffrey
La Volpe, Luca
Wolf, Jean-Pierre
contents In recent years, quantum Fourier transform infrared (QFTIR) spectroscopy emerged as an alternative to conventional spectroscopy in the mid-infrared region of the spectrum. By harnessing induced coherence and spectral entanglement, QFTIR offers promising potential for the practical detection of organic gasses. However, little research was conducted to bring QFTIR spectrometers closer to domestic or in-field usage. In this work, we present the first use of a QFTIR spectrometer for open-path detection of multiple interfering organic gases in ambient air. The accurate identification of mixtures of acetone, methanol, and ethanol vapors is demonstrated with a QFTIR spectrometer. We achieved this breakthrough by building a nonlinear Michelson interferometer with 1.7m-long arms to increase the absorption length, coupled with analysis techniques from differential absorption spectroscopy. The evolution of different gasses' concentrations in ambient air was measured through time. These results constitute the first use-case of a QFTIR spectrometer as a detector of organic gasses, and thus represent an important milestone towards the development of such detectors in practical situations.
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spellingShingle Open-Path Detection of Organic Vapors via Quantum Infrared Spectroscopy
Neves, Simon
Kartiyasa, Adimulya
Ghosh, Shayantani
Gaulier, Geoffrey
La Volpe, Luca
Wolf, Jean-Pierre
Quantum Physics
Optics
In recent years, quantum Fourier transform infrared (QFTIR) spectroscopy emerged as an alternative to conventional spectroscopy in the mid-infrared region of the spectrum. By harnessing induced coherence and spectral entanglement, QFTIR offers promising potential for the practical detection of organic gasses. However, little research was conducted to bring QFTIR spectrometers closer to domestic or in-field usage. In this work, we present the first use of a QFTIR spectrometer for open-path detection of multiple interfering organic gases in ambient air. The accurate identification of mixtures of acetone, methanol, and ethanol vapors is demonstrated with a QFTIR spectrometer. We achieved this breakthrough by building a nonlinear Michelson interferometer with 1.7m-long arms to increase the absorption length, coupled with analysis techniques from differential absorption spectroscopy. The evolution of different gasses' concentrations in ambient air was measured through time. These results constitute the first use-case of a QFTIR spectrometer as a detector of organic gasses, and thus represent an important milestone towards the development of such detectors in practical situations.
title Open-Path Detection of Organic Vapors via Quantum Infrared Spectroscopy
topic Quantum Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.12822