Title :
Multipoint Chemical Gas Sensing System Based on Frequency-Shifted Interferometry
Author :
Fei Ye ; Li Qian ; Bing Qi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We present a novel fiber-optic multipoint gas sensing scheme based on frequency- shifted interferometry. A minimum detectable concentration of 77 ppm was achieved for C2H2 in a two sensor system.
Keywords :
chemical variables measurement; fibre optic sensors; gas sensors; light interferometry; organic compounds; concentration detection; fiberoptic multipoint gas sensor; frequency-shifted interferometry; multipoint chemical gas sensing system; Chemicals; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Frequency; Gas lasers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Sensor arrays; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528628