LPG-based PVA coated sensor for relative humidity measurement

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1093-1098

  Venugopalan, T ^a   Yeo, Teck L ^a   Sun, Tong ^a   Grattan, Kenneth T V ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humidity; Long period grating (LPG); Optical fiber; Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA); Sensors

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); DETECTORS; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONANCE; SENSORS; SILICONES;

COMPARATIVE MEASUREMENTS; FAST RESPONSE TIME; LONG PERIOD GRATING (LPGS); RELATIVE HUMIDITY (RH); SENSOR PROBES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

EID: 47849093509     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2008.926524     Document Type: Conference Paper

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