Highly sensitive plastic optical fiber with palladium sensing layer for detection of hydrogen gas

This paper reports an optical sensor using plastic optical fiber for the detection of hydrogen gas. A thin layer of palladium is used as the sensing layer to enhance the performance of the optical fiber sensor. When interrogated with a broadband white light source and a spectrometer, significant cha...

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Main Authors: M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi, Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri, Khalaf, Ahmed Lateef, Yaacob, Mohd Hanif
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69106/
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author M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi
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Yaacob, Mohd Hanif
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description This paper reports an optical sensor using plastic optical fiber for the detection of hydrogen gas. A thin layer of palladium is used as the sensing layer to enhance the performance of the optical fiber sensor. When interrogated with a broadband white light source and a spectrometer, significant changes were observed in the intensity spectrum and dynamic response of the sensor as the concentration of hydrogen in air changed. The sensor demonstrated high sensitivity towards concentrations of hydrogen between 0.5% to 2% in synthetic air with a high response and recovery time of 50s and 80s respectively.
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spelling upm-691062019-06-12T07:34:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69106/ Highly sensitive plastic optical fiber with palladium sensing layer for detection of hydrogen gas M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri Khalaf, Ahmed Lateef Yaacob, Mohd Hanif This paper reports an optical sensor using plastic optical fiber for the detection of hydrogen gas. A thin layer of palladium is used as the sensing layer to enhance the performance of the optical fiber sensor. When interrogated with a broadband white light source and a spectrometer, significant changes were observed in the intensity spectrum and dynamic response of the sensor as the concentration of hydrogen in air changed. The sensor demonstrated high sensitivity towards concentrations of hydrogen between 0.5% to 2% in synthetic air with a high response and recovery time of 50s and 80s respectively. IEEE 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69106/1/Highly%20sensitive%20plastic%20optical%20fiber%20with%20palladium%20sensing%20layer%20for%20detection%20of%20hydrogen%20gas.pdf M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi and Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri and Khalaf, Ahmed Lateef and Yaacob, Mohd Hanif (2016) Highly sensitive plastic optical fiber with palladium sensing layer for detection of hydrogen gas. In: 2016 IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), 9-11 May 2016, Bali, Indonesia. (pp. 390-393). 10.1109/TENCONSpring.2016.7519438
spellingShingle M. Thirunavakkarasu, Punithavathi
Muhammad Noor, Ahmad Shukri
Khalaf, Ahmed Lateef
Yaacob, Mohd Hanif
Highly sensitive plastic optical fiber with palladium sensing layer for detection of hydrogen gas
title Highly sensitive plastic optical fiber with palladium sensing layer for detection of hydrogen gas
title_full Highly sensitive plastic optical fiber with palladium sensing layer for detection of hydrogen gas
title_fullStr Highly sensitive plastic optical fiber with palladium sensing layer for detection of hydrogen gas
title_full_unstemmed Highly sensitive plastic optical fiber with palladium sensing layer for detection of hydrogen gas
title_short Highly sensitive plastic optical fiber with palladium sensing layer for detection of hydrogen gas
title_sort highly sensitive plastic optical fiber with palladium sensing layer for detection of hydrogen gas
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69106/
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