Light backscattering (e.g. reflectance) by ZnO nanorods on tips of plastic optical fibres with application for humidity and alcohol vapour sensing

• Main Authors: Lokman, M.Q., Rahim, H.R.A., Harun, Sulaiman Wadi, Hornyak, G.L., Mohammed, W.S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Institution of Engineering and Technology 2016
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/17743/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/mnl.2016.0321

Relative humidity and alcohol vapour sensing by light backscattering was demonstrated by zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods grown on tips of plastic optical fibres. Synthesis of ZnO nanostructures was accomplished by the hydrothermal method. A new technique was proposed to extract the backscattered light by...