Water-in-fuel sensor
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Oct 28, 2014
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Aug 27, 2010
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An uncoated polymer optical fiber (POF) that is sensitive to a chemical (e.g. water) and is used to generate a detectable change in its optical properties for the purpose of detecting that chemical when it is dissolved in liquid fuel. The presence of the chemical directly affects the optical properties of the optical fiber. The POF may be made of water-permeable plastic material and may have a grating section comprising a periodic refractive index modulation that exhibits a characteristic reflection or transmission profile to be monitored by a detector. The water-permeability of the constituent material of the POF permits diffusion of water into the fiber, thereby affecting its refractive index or geometry and hence altering the characteristic reflection or transmission profile of the grating section.
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