Title :
Explosive gas sensors with ultrahigh sensitivity in all-fiber configuration
Author :
Bae, Mi-Kyung ; Choi, Hee-Dok ; Lim, Jung Ah ; Kim, Sangsig ; Song, Yong-Won
Author_Institution :
Future Convergence Res. Div., Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We realize highly sensitive nitrobenzene sensors in all-fiber scheme employing fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer with poly(4-Vinylpyridine) that provides volume expansion with gas absorption. Sensitivity of 10 ppm with detecting >;40-nm spectral shift is successfully demonstrated.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; explosives; fibre optic sensors; gas sensors; all-fiber configuration; all-fiber scheme; explosive gas sensors; fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer; gas absorption; highly sensitive nitrobenzene sensors; poly(4-Vinylpyridine); ultrahigh sensitivity; volume expansion; Gas detectors; Niobium; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
