Fibre optics in palladium-based hydrogen-sensing

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Maier, R R J ^a   Jones, B J S ^b   Barton, J S ^a   McCulloch, S ^b   Allsop, T ^c   Jones, J D C ^a   Bennion, I ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AWE   (United Kingdom)

^c ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fabry Perot cavity; Fibre Bragg grating; Fibre optic sensing; Hydrogen; Interferometry; Long period grating; Palladium; Refractive index change; Sensor technology

Indexed keywords

FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; HYDROGEN; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PALLADIUM ALLOYS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LONG PERIOD GRATING; REFRACTIVE INDEX CHANGE; SENSOR TECHNOLOGY;

FIBER OPTIC CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 34249671275     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/9/6/S08     Document Type: Article

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