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Fiber-optic sensor for humidity.

Fedor Mitschke
- 01 Sep 1989 - 
- Vol. 14, Iss: 17, pp 967-969
TLDR
A novel fiber-optic humidity sensor is described, based on reversible sorption of water from the ambient atmosphere in a porous thin-film interferometer that sits on the tip of a fiber.
Abstract
A novel fiber-optic humidity sensor is described. It is based on reversible sorption of water from the ambient atmosphere in a porous thin-film interferometer that sits on the tip of a fiber. The sorbed water changes the refractive index of the thin films and thus the reflectivity of the interferometer; the resulting modulation of the reflected intensity is detected. The sensor is insensitive to electromagnetic interference and aggressive chemicals and is extremely small (micrometers).

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