Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1984 · 22 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesElectrical EngineeringOpticsPhotonicsSensorsFiber OpticsInfrared DetectorsInfrared InstrumentationInfrared SpectroscopyOptical DetectorsOptical FibersExplosive Detection SystemsGas DetectionGas Detection InstrumentsGas Detection SystemsGas Detection TechnologyGas SensingInfrared Fiber OpticsInfrared Gas Sensors
An optical fibre gas detector for remote monitoring of explosive gases on offshore installations has been developed and tested. The system operates at an absorption line of methane where silica fibres have very low losses.