A novel multi-point ultraviolet optical fibre sensor based on cladding luminescence

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1477-1483

  Fitzpatrick, Colin ^a   O'Donoghue, Conor ^a   Lewis, Elfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cladding luminescence; Germicidal UV monitoring; Multi point sensor; Optical fibre sensor; Spectrometer; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); ULTRAVIOLET DETECTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETERS;

ULTRAVIOLET INTENSITY;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

CLADDING; OPTICAL FIBER; SENSOR;

EID: 0043241716     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/8/337     Document Type: Article

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