Sensors & Electronics
Physical Property Sensors
Fiber Optic Sensor Development (377)
Problem: Need application-specific sensor having attributes consistent with a fiber optic sensor solution.
Project Activity Scope (from Technical Overview Chart): Mechanisms through Integrated Systems
PNNL Solution:
- Review sensor application requirements
- Select sensor technology after evaluating alternatives
- Tailor sensor materials and design for application
- Develop prototype sensor
- Confirm performance with bench testing
- Develop the balance of the sensor system equipment
- Test system performance
Capabilities Employed to Meet Client Needs:
- Optics - fiber optic probe design, compact optical system design, sensor array development, wavelength, time and coherence multiplexing;
- Electronics - analog and digital electronics, microprocessor instrument control and data acquisition system, embedded software development, low-power portable instrumentation, computer controls including software development;
- Chemical - chemical processing, chemically selective coating development, polymer synthesis, mesoporous surface synthesis, surface functionalization chemistry, coating application to optical fibers thin-film application methods;
- Biological - enzyme modification, bio-structural modeling, fluorescence chemistry, binding chemistry, affinity chemistry;
- System - process automation, system integration, automated vapor generation methods, mechanical hardware design, engineering design documentation;
- Metrology - materials testing and evaluation, optical spectroscopy for chemical analysis, thin-film characterization; multiple sensor test platforms;
- Theoretical - modeling vapor polymer interactions, finite element modeling of optical propogation effects.
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Contact: Mark Jones
