Title :
Semiconductor-platelet fibre-optic temperature sensor
Author :
Salour, M.M. ; Schoner, Gregor ; Kull, M. ; Bechtel, J.H.
Author_Institution :
TACAN Aerospace Corporation, Carlsbad, USA
Abstract :
We report a novel transmission fibre-optic temperature sensor consisting of a semiconductor platelet sandwiched between two parallel fibre ends. A new configuration eliminates the influence of the fibre absorption and the coupling factor of the fibre coupler on the measurement result.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; temperature measurement; GaAs; coupling factor; fibre absorption; fibre coupler; semiconductor platelet; transmission fibre-optic temperature sensor;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850096
