Photo-acoustic dual-frequency comb spectroscopy

Thibault Wildi, Thibault Voumard, Victor Brasch, Gürkan Yilmaz and Tobias Herr ()
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Thibault Wildi: Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM)
Thibault Voumard: Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM)
Victor Brasch: Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM)
Gürkan Yilmaz: Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM)
Tobias Herr: Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM)

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: Abstract Photo-acoustic spectroscopy (PAS) is one of the most sensitive non-destructive analysis techniques for gases, fluids and solids. It can operate background-free at any wavelength and is applicable to microscopic and even non-transparent samples. Extension of PAS to broadband wavelength coverage is a powerful tool, though challenging to implement without sacrifice of wavelength resolution and acquisition speed. Here we show that dual-frequency comb spectroscopy (DCS) and its potential for unmatched precision, speed and wavelength coverage can be combined with the advantages of photo-acoustic detection. Acoustic wave interferograms are generated in the sample by dual-comb absorption and detected by a microphone. As an example, weak gas absorption features are precisely and rapidly sampled; long-term coherent averaging further increases the sensitivity. This novel approach of dual-frequency comb photo-acoustic spectroscopy (DCPAS) generates unprecedented opportunities for rapid and sensitive multi-species molecular analysis across all wavelengths of light.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17908-9

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