@article {Ruddy:1990:0003-7028:1461,
author = "Ruddy, V. and McCabe, S.",
title = "Detection of Propane by IR-ATR in a Teflon-Clad Fluoride Glass Optical Fiber",
journal = "Applied Spectroscopy",
volume = "44",
number = "9",
year = "1990",
abstract = "The detection of propane with the use of ATR spectroscopy at 3.3 μm, as the gas diffuses through the Teflon® cladding of a fluoride optical fiber, is reported. A theoretical expression for the time-dependent absorbance of the fiber sensor as a function of diffusion coefficient and cladding dimensions is developed. The experimental data fitted to the model give a diffusion coefficient of 8.85 × 10−14 m2 s−1 for propane in Teflon®. The potential of the technique for remote or distributed sensing of hydrocarbons is discussed.",
pages = "1461-1463",
url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sas/sas/1990/00000044/00000009/art00004",
doi = "doi:10.1366/0003702904417698",
keyword = "IR-ATR, Diffusion, Teflon®, Fluoride optical fiber"
}