PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) fiber optic probe as a noncontact liquid level sensor

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2114-2118

  Binu, S ^a   Kochunarayanan, K ^a   Mahadevan Pillai, V P ^a   Chandrasekaran, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b DRDO   (India)

Author keywords

Fiber optic level sensor; Fiber optic probe; PMMA fiber

Indexed keywords

BIOANALYTICS; DEGREE OF SENSITIVITY; DIGITAL MULTIMETERS; DYNAMIC RANGE; FIBER OPTIC PROBE; FIBER OPTIC TRANSMITTERS; FIBEROPTIC PROBES; HIGH PRECISION; LEVEL SENSORS; LIQUID LEVEL; LIQUID LEVEL SENSORS; LONG TERM STABILITY; LOW COSTS; NON-CONTACT; NON-CONTACT SENSING; NUMERICAL APERTURE; ON-LINE MEASUREMENT; PHOTODIODE DETECTOR; PMMA FIBER; PROCESS CHEMISTRY;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT REFRACTION; LIQUIDS; PHOTONICS; PROBES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SENSORS;

FIBERS;

EID: 77955686240     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: 10982760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.25415     Document Type: Article

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