NDLI: Improving explosives detection using fiber-optic sensing technology

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Author	Jianjun Ma Bock, W.J. Xianzhe Li Huy Nguyen Zhi Yuan Wang Jarosz, B.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Chem., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON, Canada (Xianzhe Li; Huy Nguyen; Zhi Yuan Wang) \|\| Dept. of Phys., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON, Canada (Jarosz, B.) \|\| Dept. d'Inf. et d'Ing., Univ. du Quebec en Outaouais, Gatineau, QC, Canada (Jianjun Ma; Bock, W.J.)
Abstract	The combination of thin-film-fluorescence (TFF) quenching with fiber-optic sensing technology is superior to other available means for explosives identification in many respects. However, collecting sufficient TFF power is a challenge because a low level of excitation light must be used to avoid the degradation of film material. The task becomes even more difficult given the tiny size of fibers involved. In this paper, we propose a significantly improved two-fiber sensor architecture for fast and efficient explosives detection based on TFF quenching. This architecture features small size, uses an easy thin-film coating technique and has a simple but rigid architecture. The most important advantage of the design is that it simultaneously enables highly efficient collection of evanescent-wave-form fluorescent (EF) signals and suppression of stray excitation light. These effects are experimentally confirmed. We also report a stable EF signal at a lower level of UV LED excitation. When exposed to DNT, the low-concentration TNT-related explosive vapor, the proposed sensor shows a fast quenching response that points to a promising future for the design. The high efficiency is further explained by revealing the unique physical mechanism behind the proposed design.
Sponsorship	IEEE Instrum. Meas. Soc.
Starting Page	346
Ending Page	349
File Size	452445
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424433520
ISSN	10915281
DOI	10.1109/IMTC.2009.5168473
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-05-05
Publisher Place	Singapore
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Explosives Fluorescence Optical fiber devices Optical fiber sensors Transistors Polymer films Chemical technology Propagation losses Instrumentation and measurement Photonics explosives detection fluorescence quenching fiber-optic sensor evanescent wave spectroscopy polymer thin film
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Instrumentation Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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