Removing biases in dual frequency comb spectroscopy due to digitizer nonlinearity

Abstract

Operation of any dual-comb spectrometer requires digitization of the interference signal before further processing. Nonlinearities in the analog-to-digital conversion can alter the apparent gas concentration by multiple percent, limiting both precision and accuracy of this technique. This work describes both the measurement of digitizer nonlinearity and the development of a model that quantitatively describes observed concentration bias over a range of conditions. We present hardware methods to suppress digitizer-induced bias of concentration retrievals below 0.1%.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 15, 2023
Source ID
10.1364/oe.497497

Entities

People

  • Brian R. Washburn
  • Fabrizio R Giorgetta
  • Ian Coddington
  • Jean-daniel Deschenes
  • Jérôme Genest
  • Kevin C. Cossel
  • Nathan A. Malarich
  • Nathan R. Newbury

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Laval University
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.