Low-cost fiber-optic waveguide sensor for the colorimetric detection of ammonia

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 18, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 843-848

  Schmitt, Katrin ^a   Rist, Jonas ^a   Peter, Carolin ^a   Wöllenstein, Jürgen ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IPM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; AUTONOMOUS MODE; BROMOPHENOLS; COLORIMETRIC DETECTION; COLORIMETRIC REACTION; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY; FIBER-OPTIC WAVEGUIDES; KINETIC MODELS; MEASUREMENT CONDITIONS; MEASUREMENT CONTROL; POLYOLEFIN FIBERS; RFID COMMUNICATION; SATURATION CONCENTRATION; SENSOR SYSTEMS; TIME-DEPENDENT; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS;

COLORIMETRY; FIBER OPTICS; GAS DETECTORS; POLYMER FILMS; SENSORS;

AMMONIA;

EID: 84864613908     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-011-1382-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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