Optical Fiber Humidity Sensors Using Nanostructured Coatings of SiO2Nanoparticles

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-285

  Corres, Jesus M ^a   Matias, Ignacio R ^a   Hernaez, Miguel ^a   Bravo, Javier ^a   Arregui, Francisco J ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrostatic self assembly (ESA); fiber optic sensors humidity sensors; nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008023580     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: 15581748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2008.917487     Document Type: Article

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