A review of palladium-based fiber-optic sensors for molecular hydrogen detection

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-102

  Silva, Susana F ^a,b   Coelho, Luís ^a   Frazão, Orlando ^a   Santos, José L ^a,b   Malcata, F Xavier ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fiber grating; hydrogen detection; intensity; interferometry; optical fiber sensors

Indexed keywords

FIBER GRATINGS; HYDROGEN DETECTION; HYDROGEN-SENSING; INTENSITY; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN; OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS; SENSING REGION; SPATIAL POINTS;

FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; HYDROGEN; INTERFEROMETRY; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SENSORS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 82555189400     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2138130     Document Type: Article

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