量子级联(QC)激光器是唯一能在室温产生中红外辐射的半导体激光器。它的宽调谐范围、高输出功率和单模工作的特性,使得它非常适用于高分辨率光谱分析。结合中红外光谱区是气体分子的基频强吸收特性,基于室温脉冲工作的量子级联激光器的吸收光谱检测技术以其灵敏度高、选择性强及响应快速等特点,成为痕量气体探测的有效方法。介绍了基于分布式量子级联激光器的脉间光谱技术,通过分析比较不同工作参数下的激光光谱信号,寻求最佳的激光器工作参数,并且在选定的工作参数下对目标气体的吸收谱线进行测量,得到了中心在2178.2cm-1附近的N2O的吸收谱线。

Quantum cascade (QC) laser is the only semiconductor laser which can produce mid-infrared radiation in the room temperature. This kind of laser enjoys wide range of tuning, large output power and single mode operation. All these merits make it appropriate for the high resolution spectrum analysis. The absorption spectrum monitoring technology based on the QC laser pulsed operating in the room temperature, combining with the strong absorption of the gas molecule in the basic frequency, has become an effective way to monitor the trace gas with the characteristic of high sensitivity, good selectivity and fast response. The inter-pulse spectroscopy based on a room-temperature distributed-feedback pulsed QC laser is introduced. The laser spectrum under different working parameters is compared and analyzed, with the aim of finding out the optimistic working parameters of laser. The N2O absorption spectrum centered at 2178.2cm-1 is obtained.