Improved probe geometry for fluorescence-based fibre-optic temperature sensor

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-207

  Babnik, A ^a   Kobe, A ^a   Kuzman, D ^a   Bajsic I ^a   Mozina J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Fluorescence lifetime; Optical fibres; Ray tracing; Reflective sensors; Temperature sensors

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; GEOMETRY; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PROBES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ALEXANDRITE CRYSTAL; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME; RAY TRACING; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 0030368135     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(97)80115-X     Document Type: Article

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