Chitosan-coated polarization maintaining fiber-based sagnac interferometer for relative humidity measurement

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1597-1604

  Chen, Li Han ^a   Chan, Chi Chiu ^a   Li, Tao ^b   Shaillender, Mutukumaraswamy ^c   Neu, Björn ^a   Balamurali, Papusamy ^a   Menon, Rahul ^a   Zu, Peng ^a   Ang, Xiu Min ^d   Wong, Wei Chang ^a   Poh, Chueh Loo ^a   Leong, Kam Chew ^e  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE LTD   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chitosan; humidity fiber sensor; polarization maintaining (PM) fiber; Sagnac interferometer

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE PROPERTY; CHITOSAN CONCENTRATION; DEGREE OF SWELLING; FIBER SENSOR; FUNCTIONALIZED; INVESTIGATING EFFECTS; MODIFIED CHITOSAN; OPTIMIZED SENSORS; POLARIZATION MAINTAINING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY MEASUREMENTS; SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER; SENSING FILMS; SENSING SCHEMES; STRAIN EFFECT; SWELLING EFFECT; THIN LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHITOSAN; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS;

POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBER;

EID: 84865684400     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2012.2194729     Document Type: Article

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