Advanced Fiber-Optic Monitoring System for Space-flight Applications

Autor: M.S. Hull, Charles D. Pennington, R.L. Van Tassell, Monserrate C. Roman
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: SAE Technical Paper Series.
ISSN: 0148-7191
DOI: 10.4271/2005-01-2877
Popis: Researchers at Luna Innovations Inc. and the National Aeronautic and Space Administration s Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA MSFC) have developed an integrated fiber-optic sensor system for real-time monitoring of chemical contaminants and whole-cell bacterial pathogens in water. The system integrates interferometric and evanescent-wave optical fiber-based sensing methodologies with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and long-period grating (LPG) technology to provide versatile measurement capability for both micro- and nano-scale analytes. Sensors can be multiplexed in an array format and embedded in a totally self-contained laboratory card for use with an automated microfluidics platform.
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