“…Moreover, a TDLAS-based gas sensor is capable of remote sensing, which is very desirable for safety in gas facilities. Therefore, open optical path based TDLAS has great potential for realizing the long-distance real-time in-situ monitoring of CH 4 gas [8][9][10][11]. Besides, compared with the 2f wavelength modulation spectroscopy (WMS) technique, which is used to enhance the sensitivity and detection limit, the direct optical absorption spectroscopy (DAS) has the advantages of simple and compact structure, low cost, excellent sensitivity, and high reliablity, etc.…”