The invention relates to a method and a
system for detecting the concentration of trace
methane by locking the position of an absorption peak, and belongs to the technical field of
laser gas detection. Modulated
laser output by a
laser is divided into two paths, one path enters a reference light path, the other path firstly passes through a gas
absorption cell and then enters an actual detection light path, and
methane gas with known concentration is sealed in the reference light path; demodulating a modulation
signal output by the actual detection light path, and calculating to obtain a trace
methane gas concentration value; and demodulating the modulation
signal output by the reference light path to obtain a second
harmonic signal, comparing the amplitude of the second
harmonic signal with the amplitude of a
harmonic signal corresponding to a preset methane absorption peak to generate a
wavelength shift
error signal, and adjusting the driving parameter of the laser through a feedback mechanism to generate a
wavelength shift
error signal. The output power and
wavelength drift of the laser are monitored in real time, and it is ensured that the laser wavelength is always locked within the methane absorption peak range. According to the invention, high-precision and high-stability trace methane concentration detection can be realized.