Sensing ammonia with ferrocene-based polymer coated tapered optical fibers

Fiber and Integrated Optics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 115-122

  Shadaram, Mehdi ^a   Martinez, Juan ^a   Garcia, Fernando ^a   Tavares, David ^b  

^a University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber optic gas sensors; Tapered optical fibers; Variable index materials

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ARGON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; NITROGEN OXIDES; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTODETECTORS; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THIN FILMS;

FIBER OPTIC GAS SENSORS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; POLYMETHYLPHENYLSILYENEFERROCENYLENE;

FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0030782855     PISSN: 01468030     EISSN: 10964681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01468039708221261     Document Type: Article

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