Implementation of serial amplifying fluorescent polymer arrays for enhanced chemical vapor sensing of landmines

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5089, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 991-1000

  Fisher, Mark ^a   LaGrone, Marcus ^a   Sikes, John ^a  

^a ICx Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplifying fluorescent polymers; Chemical sensing; Explosives detection; Landmines; Sensor array

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CHEMICAL SENSORS; FLUORESCENCE; POLYMERS; QUENCHING; SENSOR DATA FUSION;

TRANSDUCTION MECHANISMS;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 0242460356     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.487902     Document Type: Conference Paper

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