Single-path supercontinuum laser spectroscopy combining MIR-ATR and NIR transmission

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The strong absorption of water in the mid-infrared (MIR) causes difficulties in performing combined near-infrared (NIR) and MIR spectroscopy on aqueous samples using a single instrument. Combining spectra from different instruments can result in unwanted spectral variations, which can influence the prediction models and mitigate the advantages of the combination approaches. In this work, absorption spectra were collected in the NIR (1300nm-2500nm) and MIR (2500nm-3800nm) region by combining a single high-brightness broadband supercontinuum (SC) laser spanning from ∼1-4.0 μm with attenuated total reflectance (ATR) and a transmission cuvette in a single-path configuration to provide a uniform spectral response across the NIR and MIR regions. The measured NIR- and MIR- spectra were assessed based on their ability to predict varying concentrations of ethanol, sucrose, and L-proline in aqueous solutions. The NIR-based partial least square regression (PLSR) model gave higher prediction accuracy for sucrose (R2 = 0.95) as compared to both ethanol and L-proline (R2 = 0.75 and R2 = 0.57 respectively). On the other hand, the MIR-based model enhances the prediction accuracy of ethanol (R2 = 1.00) and L-proline (R2 = 0.62) while demonstrating no significant change in prediction accuracy for sucrose (R2 = 0.96). The prediction models based on the combined NIR-MIR spectra performed similar but slightly worse than the MIR-only models for ethanol and L-proline (R2 = 0.97 and R2 = 0.54 respectively), while for sucrose, it was slightly improved (R2 = 0.99).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTerahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XVII
EditorsLaurence P. Sadwick, Tianxin Yang
Number of pages5
PublisherSPIE
Publication date2024
Article number1288508
ISBN (Electronic)9781510670303
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
EventTerahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XVII 2024 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 29 Jan 20241 Feb 2024

Conference

ConferenceTerahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XVII 2024
LandUnited States
BySan Francisco
Periode29/01/202401/02/2024
SponsorThe Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
SeriesProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume12885
ISSN0277-786X

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    Research areas

  • aqueous solution, ATR, MIR, NIR, PLSR, single-path, spectroscopy, Supercontinuum

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