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In recent times, hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HC-PCF) has emerged as superior gas cell for standard absorption-based laser spectroscopy due to its small size, compatibility with fiber-based optical components, and easily attainable long light-gas interaction path lengths. However, the possibility of utilizing HC-PCF as a gas cell for PAS has yet to be explored. The size and structure of HC-PCF demands that a new method of PA signal detection must be proposed, because the conventional use of microphones for PAS is not applicable. This thesis describes the development of a proposed novel use of HC-PCF as a PA gas cell from theoretical support to experimental realization. A number of unresolved experimental issues prevented data on the performance of the constructed system from being obtained. 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