A fiber bend based humidity sensor with a wide linear range and fast measurement speed

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-51

  Mathew, Jinesh ^a   Semenova, Yuliya ^a   Farrell, Gerald ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agarose; Humidity sensor; Macro bend; Single mode fiber

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; FAST MEASUREMENT; FIBER BEND; HIGH SENSITIVITY; HUMIDITY SENSITIVITY; LINEAR RESPONSE; LOW COSTS; MACRO BEND; SENSOR PERFORMANCE; SIMPLE STRUCTURES; SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL FIBER; WIDE-LINEAR RANGE;

COATINGS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

HUMIDITY SENSORS;

EID: 84855874324     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2011.11.029     Document Type: Article

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