University of Pittsburgh

United States Department of Energy

Fei Lu

Paul R Ohodnicki, Jr

Jung-Kun Lee

Ruishu Wright

Nageswara Rao Lalam

Ping Lu

Yulin Liu

Jeffrey Wuenschell

Michael P Buric

Ruishu Feng Wright

Tao Hong

One or more embodiments relates to a system for simultaneously detecting vibration and the presence of a target gas having a tunable fiber ring laser in electronic and optical communication with a vibration sensor and a gas detection sensor. One or more embodiments relate to a method for simultaneously measuring vibration and detecting the presence of a target gas in an environment having the steps of providing a system for simultaneously measuring vibration and detecting a target gas into an environment; sending an optical signal to a vibration sensor and gas detection sensor; and collecting and analyzing modified signals from the vibration sensor and gas detection sensor.

Simultaneous ultrasonic vibration and gas sensing based on a tunable fiber ring laser

A method of making an optical fiber-based sensor includes providing an optical fiber, and providing a sensing or protection layer on a surface of the optical fiber by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process.

Sensing and/or protection layers for optical fiber-based sensors using atomic layer deposition synthesis on optical fibers

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