A simple multifunctional fiber optic level/moisture/vapor sensor using large-core quartz polymer fiber pairs

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2080-2087

  Eftimov, Tinko A ^b   Bock, Wojtek J ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiber optic sensors; Liquid level sensing; Multi parameter sensing; Quartz polymer fibers; Vapor sensing

Indexed keywords

LIQUID LEVEL SENSING; MULTI PARAMETER SENSING; QUARTZ POLYMER FIBERS; VAPOR SENSING;

ACETONE; ETHANOL; LIQUID LEVEL INDICATORS; MOISTURE; TRANSDUCERS; VAPORS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 33947316735     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2006.887043     Document Type: Article

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