Compensation for Surface Contamination in a D-Fiber Evanescent Wave Methane Sensor

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 1177-1183

  Jin, W ^a   Stewart, G ^a   Culshaw, B ^a   Muhammad, F ^a   Wilkinson, M ^b   Murray, S ^c   Norris, J O W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

^c British Gas Exploration and Production   (United Kingdom)

^d Harwell Lab   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DETECTORS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ERROR CORRECTION; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACES;

ABSORPTION SENSITIVITY; BIFRINGENCE VARIATION; D FIBER EVANESCENT WAVE METHANE; EDGE EMITTING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; SURFACE CONTAMINATION;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0029324939     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.390236     Document Type: Article

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