Abstract: A dome-shaped chemical sensing probe comprises an optical fiber or may be mounted on an optical fiber. The probe has a chemically sensitive measuring material which exhibits a change in volume and/or a change in refractive index in the presence of a given chemical. The change in volume and/or refractive index gives a change in an optical path length through the probe which can be measured interferometrically.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 15, 2009
Publication date:
January 14, 2010
Applicant:
Invivosense ASA
Inventors:
Dag R. Hjelme, Arne Berg, Reinold Ellingsen, Berit Falch, Astrid Bjorkoy, Dan Ostling
Abstract: A dome-shaped chemical sensing probe comprises an optical fiber or may be mounted on an optical fiber. The probe has a chemically sensitive measuring material which exhibits a change in volume and/or a change in refractive index in the presence of a given chemical. The change in volume and/or refractive index gives a change in an optical path length through the probe which can be measured interferometrically.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 14, 2006
Date of Patent:
October 13, 2009
Assignee:
Invivosense ASA
Inventors:
Dag R. Hjelme, Arne Berg, Reinold Ellingsen, Berit Falch, Astrid Bjørkøy, Dan Østling
Abstract: A chemical sensing probe comprises an optical fiber or may be mounted on an optical fiber. The probe has a chemically sensitive measuring material which exhibits a change in volume and/or a change in refractive index in the presence of a given chemical. The change in volume and/or refractive index gives a change in an optical path length through the probe which can be measured interferometrically.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 18, 2002
Date of Patent:
October 21, 2008
Assignee:
Invivosense ASA
Inventors:
Dag R. Hjelme, Arne Berg, Reinold Ellingsen, Berit Falch, Astrid Bjørkøy, Dan Østling