Title :
Terahertz gas sensing utilizing multilayer-stacked micro-porous polymer structure
Author :
Cheng-Han Ho ; Borwen You ; Ming-Che Chan ; Ja-Yu Lu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan
Abstract :
A simple multilayer micro-porous structure has been successfully demonstrated for identifying different types and concentrations of vapor molecules. The measured minimum concentration is achieved 9 ppm, corresponding to molecular density variation of 0.16 nano-mole/mm3.
Keywords :
gas sensors; optical multilayers; optical polymers; optical sensors; porous materials; molecular density; multilayer-stacked micro-porous polymer structure; terahertz gas sensing; Gas detectors; Indexes; Optical sensors; Polymers; Refractive index; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA