A novel optochemical sensor based on SnO2 sensitive thin film for ppm ammonia detection in liquid environment

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 5000-5007

  Pisco, Marco ^a   Consales, Marco ^a   Campopiano, Stefania ^b   Viter, Roman ^c   Smyntyna, Valentin ^c   Giordano, Michele ^d   Cusano, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^c ODESSA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ammonia detection in water; Optical fiber sensors; Tin dioxide film

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; MORPHOLOGY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THIN FILMS; TIN DIOXIDE;

AMMONIA DETECTION; SILICA OPTICAL FIBER; TIN DIOXIDE FILM;

FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 33847688074     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.884984     Document Type: Article

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