Hermetically sealed gas filter cells
Gas filter cells (GFC) are essential components in high-performance gas measurement devices, e.g. for non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) measurement systems (Fig. 1). These gas-filled cells serve various purposes (Fig. 2):
- eliminating cross-sensitivities to interfering gases by absorbing (i.e. blocking) unwanted spectral bands,
- enabling precise calibration of laser-based gas analyzers by adjusting the laser wavelength to a specific gas absorption band, and
- enabling easy recalibration of gas measurement systems by measuring the known gas and gas concentration inside the cell.
However, state-of-the-art gas filter cells suffer from long-term stability mainly due to insufficient gas tightness. This results in high maintenance costs but also limits the use of highly reactive, corrosive, flammable, and explosive gases and gas mixtures as gas filling.
INFRASOLID® has developed a unique packaging process with soldered filter windows, called SOLIDSEAL® technology, to solve these limitations. It provides hermetically sealed gas filter cells for use in harsh industrial environments (Fig. 3).
Applications and benefits
Soldered windows provide long-term gas tightness for many years, even with highly reactive and corrosive gases. In addition, long-term stable gas filling at very low gas pressure is also ensured (see Fig. 2). This allows the formation of very narrow gas absorption bands inside the cell, e.g. to calibrate or recalibrate a laser wavelength in laser-based gas analyzers.
Soldered CaF2 windows offer high transmissivity from UV to far infrared wavelengths. This enables a wide range of applications. A dedicated filling tube allows users to evacuate, fill, and seal these gas filter cells themselves, providing additional flexibility for customized applications. We provide step‑by‑step filling and sealing instructions for this.
Gas filter cells from INFRASOLID®: Make it your calibration standard – easy to use, reliable, cost-effective, and long-term stable.









