The application of a light guiding flexible tubular waveguide in evanescent wave absorption optical sensing

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 724-731

  Tao, Shiquan ^a   Gong, Shoufeng ^a   Fanguy, Joseph C ^a   Hu, Xuemei ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia sensor; Cu(II) sensor; Evanescent wave absorption sensor; Light guiding flexible fused silica capillary; Toluene sensor; Tubular waveguide

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBERS; TOLUENE; WAVEGUIDES;

AMMONIA SENSORS; CU(II) SENSORS; EVANESCENT WAVE ABSORPTION SENSOR; LIGHT GUIDING FLEXIBLE FUSED SILICA CAPILLARIES; TOLUENE SENSORS; TUBULAR WAVEGUIDES;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 33845669878     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2006.03.039     Document Type: Article

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