Investigation into time response of polymer fiber bragg grating based humidity sensors

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1090-1096

  Zhang, W ^a   Webb, D J ^a   Peng, G D ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fiber bragg grating; humidity measurement; optical fiber devices; optical polymers

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION TIME; HUMIDITY MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL FIBER DEVICES; OPTICAL POLYMERS; POLYMER FIBER; TIME RESPONSE; WAVELENGTH CHANGE;

ACETONE; ESTERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HUMIDITY SENSORS; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84863337576     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2169941     Document Type: Article

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