Lab-on-a-fiber device for trace vapor TNT explosive detection: Comprehensive performance evaluation

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1127-1133

  Ma, Jianjun ^a   Kos, Aldona ^a   Bock, Wojtek J ^a   Li, Xianzhe ^b   Nguyen, Huy ^b   Wang, Zhi Yuan ^b   Cusano, Andrea ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Explosions; explosives; gas detectors; national security; optical fiber sensors; polymer films; thin film sensors

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT LIGHT; COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; DETECTING TRACE; EXPLOSIVE DETECTION; FIBER SURFACE; FIBER TIP; GLASS SUBSTRATES; INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS; NATIONAL SECURITY; OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS; OXYGEN CONTENT; POLYMER (SOLID); PRE-CONCENTRATION; THIN FILM FORMATION; THIN FILM SENSORS;

EXPLOSIONS; EXPLOSIVES; GAS DETECTORS; LIGHT SOURCES; POLYMER FILMS; SUBSTRATES;

VAPORS;

EID: 84863364342     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2170154     Document Type: Article

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