Optical fiber hydrogen sensor based on core diameter mismatch and annealed Pd-Au thin films

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-71

  Luna Moreno, Donato ^a   Monzón Hernández, David ^a   Villatoro, Joel ^b   Badenes, Gonçal ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

^b ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evanescent field sensors; Hydrogen sensors; Optical fiber sensors

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CLADDING (COATING); HYDROGEN; MULTIMODE FIBERS; PALLADIUM; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THIN FILMS;

CORE DIAMETER; EVANESCENT FIELD SENSORS; EVANESCENT FIELDS; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; SINGLE-MODE FIBER;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 34347370474     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2007.01.036     Document Type: Article

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