Low-cost OP-FTIR spectrometer for workplace monitoring

Julia H. Rentz; James R. Engel; David L. Carlson; David J. Mansur; Robert M. Vaillancourt; George J. Genetti; Peter R. Griffiths; Husheng Yang

doi:10.1117/12.514059

8 March 2004 Low-cost OP-FTIR spectrometer for workplace monitoring

Julia H. Rentz, James R. Engel, David L. Carlson, David J. Mansur, Robert M. Vaillancourt, George J. Genetti, Peter R. Griffiths, Husheng Yang

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Proceedings Volume 5272, Industrial and Highway Sensors Technology; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.514059
Event: Optical Technologies for Industrial, Environmental, and Biological Sensing, 2003, Providence, RI, United States

Abstract

OPTRA has developed a low-cost, extremely compact, rugged open-path Fourier transform infrared (OP-FTIR) spectrometer for workplace air quality monitoring. This research was funded under a United States Air Force ABIR Phase II contract. The goal of the program has been to identify and alleviate all aspects of currently available OP-FTIR systems which result in high-cost and complex user requirements. This low-resolution ssytem (Δσ = 8 cm^-1) employs an uncooled DLATGS detector and a novel encoder-based reference metrology. Other design economies include a plastic injection-molded retroreflector array to return the open-path beam. This effort has included the development of a set of algorithms based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) and partial least squares (PLS) by the University of Idaho; these algorithms are specifically tailored to low-resolution systems applied to multi-component analysis of large, organic molecules characterized by broad infrared resonance bands. The algorithms, coupled with our OP-FTIR, are designed to autonomously identify and quantify a list of 105 common industrial organic molecules in the presence of varying humidity levels. Our system includes two PCI boards which host all OP-FTIR processing and servo electronics; the boards reside in a small suit-case PC along with a user-friendly Graphical User Interface.

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Julia H. Rentz, James R. Engel, David L. Carlson, David J. Mansur, Robert M. Vaillancourt, George J. Genetti, Peter R. Griffiths, and Husheng Yang "Low-cost OP-FTIR spectrometer for workplace monitoring", Proc. SPIE 5272, Industrial and Highway Sensors Technology, (8 March 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.514059

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