• DocumentCode
    1991031
  • Title

    Synthesis of chitosan films on optical fibers for detection of ammonia vapors

  • Author

    Sidiroglou, F. ; Nguyen, T.

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Technol. Res. Lab., Victoria Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    1742
  • Lastpage
    1744
  • Abstract
    A chitosan-coated optical fiber sensor for the detection of ammonia chemical vapors is presented. The exposure of the chitosan to ammonia gas causes a change in refractive index of the chitosan. This change is detected using a simple fiber optic refractive index sensor.
  • Keywords
    ammonia; fibre optic sensors; gas sensors; optical films; refractive index; NH3; ammonia chemical vapor detection; chitosan films; chitosan-coated optical fiber sensor; fiber optic refractive index sensor; Chemicals; Monitoring; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; Refractive index; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1939-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193989
  • Filename
    6193989
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1991031