Distributed fiber optic chemical sensor for hydrogen sulfide and chlorine detection

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6004, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Mukamal, Harold ^a   Cordero, Steven R ^a   Ruiz, David ^a   Beshay, Manal ^a   Lieberman, Robert A ^a  

^a Intelligent Optical Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical sensors; Chlorine sensors; Distributed sensors; Fiber optic chemical sensors; Hydrogen sulfide sensors

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; CLADDING (COATING); FIBER OPTICS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

CHLORINE SENSORS; DISTRIBUTED SENSORS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE SENSORS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 33644659073     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.630959     Document Type: Conference Paper

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