ZrO/sub 2/ thin films deposited by the electrostatic self-assembly method on optical fibers for ammonia detection

Author

Arregui, F.J. ; Galbarra, D. ; Matias, I.R. ; Cooper, K.L. ; Claus, R.O.

Author_Institution

Departamento de Ingenieria Electrica y Electronica, Univ. Publica de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

fYear

2002

Firstpage

265

Abstract

A new type of optical fiber sensor for the detection of ammonia is proposed based on the electrostatic self-assembly method for the formation of ZrO/sub 2//polymer thin films on standard optical fibers. These sensors can work at room temperature, with a recovery time of less than 4 seconds. To our knowledge this is the first time that ZrO/sub 2/ has been deposited on optical fibers using such a deposition method.

Keywords

ammonia; fibre optic sensors; gas sensors; optical fibre fabrication; self-assembly; semiconductor thin films; spray coating techniques; zirconium compounds; NH/sub 3/; ZrO/sub 2/; ZrO/sub 2//polymer thin films; ammonia detection; deposition method; electrostatic self-assembly method; gas sensing; optical fiber sensors; room temperature operation; standard optical fibers; zirconia; Coatings; Conducting materials; Electrostatic self-assembly; Optical fibers; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Sputtering; Substrates; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, 2002. Ofs 2002, 15th

Conference_Location

Portland, OR, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7289-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFS.2002.1000552

Filename

1000552