Fibre-optic evanescent-wave field fluid concentration sensor

2009 6th International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and Devices, SSD 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Fabian, M ^a   Lewis, E ^a   Newe, T ^a   Lochmann, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b Hochschule Wismar   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acetone; Ethanol; Me thanol; N propanol; Optical fibre sensor; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

1-PROPANOL; 2-PROPANOL; CONCENTRATION RANGES; EVANESCENT-WAVE FIELDS; FIBRE OPTIC; FLUID CONCENTRATION; LOW COSTS; MEASUREMENT SETUP; N-PROPANOL; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSOR; PRIMARY ALCOHOLS; REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASUREMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX UNITS; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

ACETONE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHANOL; FIBERS; FLUIDS; LIGHT REFRACTION; METHANOL; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PROPANOL; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SENSORS; TERNARY SYSTEMS; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 67650517707     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SSD.2009.4956701     Document Type: Conference Paper

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