DISTRIBUTED SENSOR FOR WATER AND PH MEASUREMENTS USING FIBER OPTICS AND SWELLABLE POLYMERIC SYSTEMS

Authors
MICHIE WC CULSHAW B MCKENZIE I KONSTANTAKIS M GRAHAM NB MORAN C SANTOS F BERGQVIST E CARLSTROM B
Citation
Wc. Michie et al., DISTRIBUTED SENSOR FOR WATER AND PH MEASUREMENTS USING FIBER OPTICS AND SWELLABLE POLYMERIC SYSTEMS, Optics letters, 20(1), 1995, pp. 103-105
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
103 - 105
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1995)20:1<103:DSFWAP>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We report on the design, construction and test of a generic form of se nsor for making distributed measurements of a range of chemical parame ters. The technique combines optical time-domain reflectometry with ch emically sensitive water-swellable polymers (hydrogels). Initial exper iments have concentrated on demonstrating a distributed water detector ; however, gels have been developed that enable this sensor to be read ily adapted to distributed pH measurements.