Methane sensing using multiple-coupling gaps in hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7004, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lazaro, J M ^a   Cubillas, A M ^a   Silva Lopez, M ^a   Conde, O M ^a   Petrovich, M ^b   Lopez Higuera, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas sensing; Hollow core photonic bandgap fibers; Methane; Multi coupling gaps; Near infrared spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; DETECTORS; ENERGY GAP; FIBER OPTICS; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; METHANE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); SENSORS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

COUPLING GAPS; DETECTION SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FILLING TIME; GAS DETECTION; GAS FILLING; GAS SENSING; HIGH SENSITIVITY (HS); HOLLOW CORES; HOLLOW FIBERS; INTERACTION LIGHT; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LONG PATH; METHANE SENSING; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS; PHOTONIC-BAND GAP (PBG) FIBERS; PROMISING TECHNIQUE; RESPONSE TIMES; SENSOR RESPONSE TIME; SPECTRA (CO); SYSTEMATIC (CO);

FIBERS;

EID: 45549083480     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.786151     Document Type: Conference Paper

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