Optical D-fiber-based volatile organic compound sensor

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 32, 2007, Pages 7805-7810

  Gordon, John D ^a   Lowder, Tyson L ^a   Selfridge, Richard H ^a   Schultz, Stephen M ^a  

^a Brigham Young University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; LASER CLADDING; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIREFRINGENT CHANGE; FIBER CLADDING; LIQUID CONCENTRATIONS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 38849171019     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.007805     Document Type: Article

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