Sensing applications for POF and hybrid fibres using a photon counting OTDR

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 615-622

  Saunders, C ^a   Scully, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical sensing; Optical fibre; PCS fibre; Photon counting OTDR; PMMA POF

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PH EFFECTS; PHOTONS; SOLUTIONS;

CHEMICAL SENSING; METHYL RED; PHOTON COUNTING OTDR;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PH EFFECTS; PHOTONS; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 34247203623     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/3/010     Document Type: Article

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