Optical fibre long period grating based selective vapour sensing of volatile organic compounds

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 629-634

  Topliss, S M ^a   James, S W ^a   Davis, F ^a   Higson, S P J ^a   Tatam, R P ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calixarene; Long period grating; Optical fibre sensor; VOC

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; CALIXARENES; CHEMICAL SENSING; COATING THICKNESS; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; MODE TRANSITIONS; NANOSCALE CAVITIES; NANOSTRUCTURED COATINGS; OPTICAL FIBRE; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS; OPTIMUM SENSITIVITY; RECOVERY TIME; SPECTROMETER RESOLUTIONS; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS; TURNING POINTS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; COATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; HEXANE; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSORS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TOLUENE;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 73149114631     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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