A distributed fibre optic sensor for hydrocarbon detection

Alistair MacLean

doi:10.1117/12.2302331

9 November 2000 A distributed fibre optic sensor for hydrocarbon detection

Alistair MacLean

Proceedings Volume 4185, Fourteenth International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors; 418558 (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2302331
Event: Fourteenth International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 2000, Venice, Italy

Abstract

We present a distributed fibre optic sensor that incorporates hydrocarbon-swellable polymers to produce a microbend loss. Detection of hydrocarbon fuels at multiple locations along a 2km sensor length is readily achievable using standard OTDR techniques.

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Alistair MacLean "A distributed fibre optic sensor for hydrocarbon detection", Proc. SPIE 4185, Fourteenth International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 418558 (9 November 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2302331

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