Dynamic Response of Tapered Optical Multimode Fiber Coated with Carbon Nanotubes for Ethanol Sensing Application
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
2.1. Tapered Optical Fiber
2.2. Deposition of CNT Nanostructured Thin Films
2.3. Experimental Setup
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Tapered Optical Fiber Properties
3.2. CNT Film Characterizations
3.3. Optical Reflectance Spectra Performance
3.4. Ethanol Sensing Response
3.5. Sensitivity and Linearity of the Ethanol Fiber Sensors
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Shabaneh, A.; Girei, S.; Arasu, P.; Mahdi, M.; Rashid, S.; Paiman, S.; Yaacob, M. Dynamic Response of Tapered Optical Multimode Fiber Coated with Carbon Nanotubes for Ethanol Sensing Application. Sensors 2015, 15, 10452-10464. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150510452
Shabaneh A, Girei S, Arasu P, Mahdi M, Rashid S, Paiman S, Yaacob M. Dynamic Response of Tapered Optical Multimode Fiber Coated with Carbon Nanotubes for Ethanol Sensing Application. Sensors. 2015; 15(5):10452-10464. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150510452
Chicago/Turabian StyleShabaneh, Arafat, Saad Girei, Punitha Arasu, Mohd Mahdi, Suraya Rashid, Suriati Paiman, and Mohd Yaacob. 2015. "Dynamic Response of Tapered Optical Multimode Fiber Coated with Carbon Nanotubes for Ethanol Sensing Application" Sensors 15, no. 5: 10452-10464. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150510452
APA StyleShabaneh, A., Girei, S., Arasu, P., Mahdi, M., Rashid, S., Paiman, S., & Yaacob, M. (2015). Dynamic Response of Tapered Optical Multimode Fiber Coated with Carbon Nanotubes for Ethanol Sensing Application. Sensors, 15(5), 10452-10464. https://doi.org/10.3390/s150510452