Response characterization of a fiber optic sensor array with dye-coated planar waveguide for detection of volatile organic compounds

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 11659-11671

  Lee, Jae Sung ^a   Yoon, Na Rae ^a   Kang, Byoung Ho ^a   Lee, Sang Won ^a   Gopalan, Sai Anand ^a   Jeong, Hyun Min ^a   Lee, Seung Ha ^b   Kwon, Dae Hyuk ^c   Kang, Shin Won ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Dankook University   (South Korea)

^c Kyungil University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gas sensing; Multi array; Principal component analysis; Side polished optical fiber; Solvatochromic dye; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AMINATION; COATINGS; FABRICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS DETECTORS; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; EVANESCENT-FIELD COUPLING; GAS SENSING; MULTI ARRAYS; POLY(VINYL PYRROLIDONE); SIDE-POLISHED OPTICAL-FIBER; SOLVATOCHROMIC DYES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 84903750409     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140711659     Document Type: Article

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