Remote system for detection of low-levels of methane based on photonic crystal fibres and wavelength modulation spectroscopy

Journal of Sensors

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Carvalho, J P ^a,b   Lehmann, H ^c   Bartelt, H ^c   Magalhes, F ^a,b   Amezcua Correa, R ^d   Santos, J L ^a,b   Roosbroeck, J Van ^e   Arajo, F M ^a   Ferreira, L A ^a   Knight, J C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^e FOS and S   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS DIFFUSION; HOLLOW-CORE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBRE; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSING; PORTABLE SYSTEM; REMOTE DETECTION; REMOTE SYSTEMS; SENSOR INTERROGATIONS; WAVELENGTH MODULATION SPECTROSCOPY;

METHANE; MODULATION; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; SENSORS; UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 76549092478     PISSN: 1687725X     EISSN: 16877268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/398403     Document Type: Review

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