Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno

Theodorus Henricus Cornelus Panken

Lun Kai Cheng

Arjen Boersma

Tatiana Johanna Judith Teerling

The invention relates to a sensor system comprising a waveguide, which waveguide comprises a grating in at least a part of the waveguide, which waveguide further comprises a coating, the coating comprising a polymer, which polymer comprises a chain, in which chain are present an aromatic group and a chemical group selected from the group of sulfonyl groups, carbonyl groups, carbonate groups, fluorocarbon groups, siloxane groups, pyridine groups and amide groups.

Distributed optical chemical sensor

The invention relates to a waveguide, comprising a grating in at least a part of the waveguide, which waveguide comprises a coating, the coating comprising a polymer, which polymer comprises an aliphatic chain, which aliphatic chain is provided with hydrophilic side-chains. The invention further relates to a sensor system comprising a waveguide according to any one of the preceding claims, a light source, and a photo-detector.

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Theodorus Henricus Cornelus Panken