Portable methane gas sensor with a 1.65 micrometer LED

Sen Yang; Dongcao Song; Sanguo Li; Tom Kosica; David Li; Hong-Liang Cui

doi:10.1117/12.685442

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20 October 2006 Portable methane gas sensor with a 1.65μm LED

Sen Yang; Dongcao Song; Sanguo Li; Tom Kosica; David Li; Hong-Liang Cui

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Proceedings Volume 6371, Photonic Sensing Technologies; 63710P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.685442
Event: Optics East 2006, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Abstract

Because methane is an inflammable and explosive gas, it is indispensable to monitor methane. It is very useful to develop a portable methane detector in order for the application multiple purpose, such as coal mine safety monitoring. This paper gives a prototype design of a portable methane gas sensor with 1.65μm LED. Sensor is made by a 1.65μm LED and high responsivity photo receiver. The experimental result shows nearly linear at low methane concentration. And a prototype portable gas sensor has been demonstrated.

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Sen Yang, Dongcao Song, Sanguo Li, Tom Kosica, David Li, and Hong-Liang Cui "Portable methane gas sensor with a 1.65μm LED", Proc. SPIE 6371, Photonic Sensing Technologies, 63710P (20 October 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.685442

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