Hydrogen sensor based on palladium coated side-polished single-mode fiber

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1767-1771

  Yoon, Yang I ^b   Baik, Se Jong ^b   Mah, Jae Pyung ^a   Hong, Ki Bum ^a  

^a Honam University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hydrogen sensor; palladium film; side polished fiber

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008065116     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: 15581748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2007.909924     Document Type: Article

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