A fiber-optic UV sensor based on a side-polished single mode fiber covered with azobenzene dye-doped polycarbonate

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 19-21

  Kim, Kwang Taek ^a   Moon, Nam Il ^a   Kim, Hyun Kyoung ^b  

^a Honam University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Azobenzene; Side polished fiber; UV sensitive polymer; Uv sensor

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; POLYCARBONATES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES;

AZOBENZENE DYES; PER UNIT; POLYCARBONATE FILMS; POWER DENSITIES; RESONANCE WAVELENGTHS; SENSITIVE POLYMERS; SIDE-POLISHED FIBER; UV SENSOR;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 77954242711     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2010.01.032     Document Type: Article

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