Salinity measurement in water environment with a long period grating based interferometer

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Possetti, G R C ^a   Kamikawachi, R C ^a   Prevedello, C L ^b   Muller, M ^a   Fabris, J L ^a  

^a Instituto Federal do Para   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cascaded long period grating; Environmental measurement; Salinity

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; INTERFEROMETERS; REFRACTOMETERS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SALTS; TRANSDUCERS;

ABBE REFRACTOMETERS; CASCADED LONG-PERIOD GRATING; CONCENTRATION RANGES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GRATING TRANSDUCERS; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; SALINITY;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 63749131275     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/3/034003     Document Type: Article

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