Distributed gas detection system and method
US9823184B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/0826
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A distributed gas detection system includes one or more hollow core fibers disposed in different locations, one or more solid core fibers optically coupled with the one or more hollow core fibers and configured to receive light of one or more wavelengths from a light source, and an interrogator device configured to receive at least some of the light propagating through the one or more solid core fibers and the one or more hollow core fibers. The interrogator device is configured to identify a location of a presence of a gas-of-interest by examining absorption of at least one of the wavelengths of the light at least one of the hollow core fibers.
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