Chemical sensing using a polymer coated long-period fiber grating interrogated by ring-down spectroscopy

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 221-226

  Barnes, J A ^a   Brown, R S ^a   Cheung, A H ^a   Dreher, M A ^a   Mackey, G ^a   Loock, H P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cavity ring down; Fiber optic sensor; Long period grating; Refractive index sensing; Solid phase microextraction

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RING-DOWN; CAVITY RING-DOWN SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL SENSING; DETECTION LIMITS; LONG PERIOD FIBER GRATING; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; M-XYLENE; OPTICAL CAVITIES; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSING; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; RINGDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

AMPLIFICATION; ANESTHETICS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CYCLOHEXANE; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; GASOLINE; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; LIGHT REFRACTION; PLASTIC COATINGS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SENSORS; SILICONES; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

EXTRACTION;

EID: 77953913730     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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