Optical fiber based ammonia gas sensor with carbon nanotubes sensing enhancement

In this research, we develop an ammonia gas sensor using plastic optical fibers. These chemically etched optical fibers were layered with a thin film of carbon nanotubes to enhance the sensing capability of the developed sensor. The sensor was then interrogated with different ratios of gaseous ammon...

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Main Authors: M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi, Khalaf, Ahmed Lateef, Ab Aziz, Siti Hajar, Yaacob, Mohd Hanif, Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65348/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65348/1/Optical%20fiber%20based%20ammonia%20gas%20sensor%20with%20carbon%20nanotubes%20sensing%20enhancement.pdf
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author M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi
Khalaf, Ahmed Lateef
Ab Aziz, Siti Hajar
Yaacob, Mohd Hanif
Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri
author_facet M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi
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Ab Aziz, Siti Hajar
Yaacob, Mohd Hanif
Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri
author_sort M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi
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description In this research, we develop an ammonia gas sensor using plastic optical fibers. These chemically etched optical fibers were layered with a thin film of carbon nanotubes to enhance the sensing capability of the developed sensor. The sensor was then interrogated with different ratios of gaseous ammonia to synthetic air using a controlled gas testing setup. The developed sensor exhibited high sensitivity of 12/Vol% of ammonia when tested with to various ratios of ammonia to air. The high response and recovery time of the sensor was calculated to be 25 and 23 seconds respectively makes it a promising contender in gas sensing applications.
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spelling upm-653482018-10-05T09:55:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65348/ Optical fiber based ammonia gas sensor with carbon nanotubes sensing enhancement M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi Khalaf, Ahmed Lateef Ab Aziz, Siti Hajar Yaacob, Mohd Hanif Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri In this research, we develop an ammonia gas sensor using plastic optical fibers. These chemically etched optical fibers were layered with a thin film of carbon nanotubes to enhance the sensing capability of the developed sensor. The sensor was then interrogated with different ratios of gaseous ammonia to synthetic air using a controlled gas testing setup. The developed sensor exhibited high sensitivity of 12/Vol% of ammonia when tested with to various ratios of ammonia to air. The high response and recovery time of the sensor was calculated to be 25 and 23 seconds respectively makes it a promising contender in gas sensing applications. IEEE 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65348/1/Optical%20fiber%20based%20ammonia%20gas%20sensor%20with%20carbon%20nanotubes%20sensing%20enhancement.pdf M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi and Khalaf, Ahmed Lateef and Ab Aziz, Siti Hajar and Yaacob, Mohd Hanif and Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri (2017) Optical fiber based ammonia gas sensor with carbon nanotubes sensing enhancement. In: 2017 IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), 14-16 July 2017, Kochi, Kerala, India. . 10.1109/TENCONSpring.2017.8069983
spellingShingle M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi
Khalaf, Ahmed Lateef
Ab Aziz, Siti Hajar
Yaacob, Mohd Hanif
Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri
Optical fiber based ammonia gas sensor with carbon nanotubes sensing enhancement
title Optical fiber based ammonia gas sensor with carbon nanotubes sensing enhancement
title_full Optical fiber based ammonia gas sensor with carbon nanotubes sensing enhancement
title_fullStr Optical fiber based ammonia gas sensor with carbon nanotubes sensing enhancement
title_full_unstemmed Optical fiber based ammonia gas sensor with carbon nanotubes sensing enhancement
title_short Optical fiber based ammonia gas sensor with carbon nanotubes sensing enhancement
title_sort optical fiber based ammonia gas sensor with carbon nanotubes sensing enhancement
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65348/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65348/1/Optical%20fiber%20based%20ammonia%20gas%20sensor%20with%20carbon%20nanotubes%20sensing%20enhancement.pdf