Type:
Conference
Description:
In the race toward increasingly high-performance trace-molecule sensors, one of the most significant steps forward in the last decade for photoacoustic sensors was their combination with high-finesse optical cavities. Validated with different configurations, this technique demonstrated enhanced sensitivities below the part-per-trillion level (ppt) and record dynamic ranges. Here we present our advanced cantilever-based photoacoustic setup, based on a custom-made silicon cantilever embedded in a doubly-resonant configuration. The combination of a high-quality-factor acoustic resonator and a high-finesse optical cavity allows a final sensitivity enhancement by several orders of magnitude. The sensor was tested on strong N2O transitions around 4.5 μm wavelength with a continuous-wave quantum cascade laser.
Publisher:
SPIE
Publication date:
8 Mar 2024
Biblio References:
Volume: 12895 Pages: 60-63
Origin:
Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XX