NOVEL MIDINFRARED LED AS A SOURCE FOR OPTICAL-FIBER GAS-SENSING

被引:28
作者
MCCABE, S
MACCRAITH, BD
机构
[1] Optical Sensors Group, School of Physical Sciences, Dublin City University, Glasnevin
关键词
FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GAS SENSORS; OPTICAL SENSORS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19931143
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A mid-infra-red LED emitting at 3.36mum (FWHM 400nm) is used as a source for evanescent wave flammable gas sensing with fluoride fibre. The system described has a detection limit for propane of 1.5%. These preliminary data demonstrate the potential for distributed gas sensing using novel LED sources.
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页码:1719 / 1721
页数:3
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