Source-noise limitation of fiber-optic methane sensors

Applied Optics

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 1995, Pages 2345-2349

  Jin, Wei ^a   Stewart, George ^a   Culshaw, Brian ^a   Murray, Stuart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Gas Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE FUNCTION; D SHAPED OPTICAL FIBER; FIBER OPTIC METHANE SENSORS; SOURCE NOISE EFFECTS;

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; METHANE; PHOTODETECTORS; SHOT NOISE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; THERMAL NOISE;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0029309498     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.34.002345     Document Type: Article

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