Hydrogen detection using polarization diversity via a subwavelength fiber aperture

IEEE Photonics Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1752-1761

  McKeown, Steven J ^a   Goddard, Lynford L ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Gas detectors; nanophotonics; optical fiber sensors

Indexed keywords

C APERTURE; COMMON-MODE NOISE; COMPLEX REFRACTIVE INDEX; ENHANCED TRANSMISSION; HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEN DETECTION; HYDROGEN GAS SENSORS; NONRESONANT; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; PALLADIUM FILMS; PLASMONIC; POLARIZATION DEPENDENT LOSS; POLARIZATION DIVERSITY; SUB-WAVELENGTH; SUBWAVELENGTH APERTURES;

GAS DETECTORS; HYDROGEN; NANOPHOTONICS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS; POLARIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 84866259742     PISSN: 19430655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2214475     Document Type: Article

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