Parametric study of a polymer-coated fibre-optic humidity sensor

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  David, Nigel A ^a   Wild, Peter M ^a   Djilali, Ned ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bragg grating; humidity; polymer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BRAGG GRATINGS; COATINGS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBERS; HUMIDITY SENSORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

CHEMICAL ETCHING; COATING THICKNESS; FIBRE DIAMETERS; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SATURATED CONDITIONS; SENSOR DESIGNS; SHORT RESPONSE TIME;

CAPACITIVE SENSORS;

EID: 84857422443     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/23/3/035103     Document Type: Article

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