The expressions of the second harmonic（2f） signal are derived on the basis of absorption spectral and lock-in theories.A parametric study indicates that the phase shift between the intensity and wavelength modulation makes a great contribution to the 2f signal.A self-calibration wavelength modulation spectroscopy（WMS） method based on tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy（TOLAS） is applied,combining the advantages of ambient pressure,temperature suppression,and phase-shift influences elimination.Species concentration is retrieved simultaneously from selected 2f signal pairs of measured and reference WMS-2f spectra.The absorption line of acetylene（C2H2） at 1530.36 nm near-infrared is selected to detect C2H2 concentrations in the range of 0-400 ppmv.System sensitivity,detection precision and limit are markedly improved,demonstrating that the self-calibration method has better detecting performance than the conventional WMS.

wavelength modulation spectroscopy; phase shift; self-calibration method; acetylene detection

CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY