• DocumentCode
    521033
  • Title

    Gas sensing with a sub-micron tapered fibre embedded in hydrophobic aerogel

  • Author

    Xiao, Limin ; Grogan, M.D.W. ; England, R. ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Birks, T.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Tapered fibres with waist diameters down to 0.7 µm embedded in hydrophobic aerogel are demonstrated as evanescent-field gas sensors. The porous aerogel is permeable to gases but protects the sub-micron fibre from contamination and damage.
  • Keywords
    Contamination; Gas detectors; Gases; Optical fiber sensors; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Protection;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-890-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5500640
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=521033