Title :
Optical fiber hydrogen sensor based on polarization-maintaining fiber coated with Palladium
Author :
Kim, Youngho ; Noh, Tae Kyu ; Jang, Wook ; Lee, Yong Wook
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Pukyong Nat. Univ., Busan, South Korea
Abstract :
An optical fiber hydrogen sensor was investigated using a polarization-diversity loop composed of a polarization beam splitter, two quarter-wave plates, and a polarization-maintaining fiber coated with Palladium whose thickness was ~400 nm.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; gas sensors; hydrogen; optical beam splitters; optical fibre polarisation; palladium; H; Pd; optical fiber sensor; polarization beam splitter; polarization-diversity loop; polarization-maintaining fiber; quarter-wave plates; size 400 nm; Fiber gratings; Hydrogen; Interference; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276735
