In-line gas sensor based on a photonic bandgap fiber with laser-drilled lateral microchannels

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2926-2931

  Lehmann, Hartmut ^a   Bartelt, Hartmut ^a   Willsch, Reinhardt ^a   Amezcua Correa, Rodrigo ^b,c   Knight, Jonathan C ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas detectors; infrared sensors; optical fiber sensors; photonic bandgap fibers

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED SENSOR; FIRST HARMONIC; GAS SENSING APPLICATIONS; HOLLOW CORES; IN-LINE; INFRARED SENSORS; LIGHT GUIDING; NATURAL GAS COMPONENTS; NEAR INFRARED REGION; OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS; OPTICAL PATH LENGTHS; WHITE LIGHT SPECTROSCOPY;

ENERGY GAP; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBERS; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; INFRARED DEVICES; MICROCHANNELS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSORS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS;

EID: 80055055493     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2151184     Document Type: Article

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