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
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;
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
