Measurement of low oxygen concentrations by phosphorescence lifetime using optical fibers

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 949-955

  Rodriguez, Juan Carlos Campo ^a   García, Miguel Angel Pérez ^a   Vega, Manuela González ^a   Ferrero, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; OPTICAL FILTERS; OXYGEN SENSORS; PHOSPHORESCENCE; PRECISION ENGINEERING; QUENCHING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOL-GELS;

LOW OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS;

FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0033358456     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.799653     Document Type: Article

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