Photonic Sensors, Volume. 15, Issue 2, 250229(2025)

Ultrafast and Reproducible Fiber-Optic Hydrogen Sensor via a Tilted Fiber Grating With Pd/WO3 Nanocoating

YANG Zhiyong, YAN Xiangyu, PENG Bo, LI Zhencheng, XIA Xudong, LU Changhai, YOU Daotong, LI Kaiwei, and GUO Tuan
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YANG Zhiyong, YAN Xiangyu, PENG Bo, LI Zhencheng, XIA Xudong, LU Changhai, YOU Daotong, LI Kaiwei, GUO Tuan. Ultrafast and Reproducible Fiber-Optic Hydrogen Sensor via a Tilted Fiber Grating With Pd/WO3 Nanocoating[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2025, 15(2): 250229

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Received: Oct. 14, 2023

Accepted: May. 13, 2025

Published Online: May. 13, 2025

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DOI:10.1007/s13320-024-0748-7

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