Construction of a Chemical Sensor/Instrumentation Package Using Fiber Optic and Miniaturization Technology (MSFC Center Director's Discretionary Fund Final Report, Project No. 97-12)

NASA/TM-209732, Newton, R.L., Construction of a Chemical Sensor/Instrumentation Package Using Fiber Optic and Miniaturization Technology (MSFC Center Director's Discretionary Fund Final Report, Project No. 97-12), Materials, Processes, and Manufacturing Department, Engineering Directorate, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, October 1999, pp. 24, Format(s): PDF 5100k

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The objective of this research was to construct a chemical sensor/instrumentation package that was smaller in weight and volume than conventional instrumentation. This reduction in weight and volume is needed to assist in further reducing the cost of launching payloads into space. To accomplish this, fiber optic sensors, miniaturized spectrometers, and wireless modems were employed. The system was evaluated using iodine as a calibration analyte.

Keywords:	fiber optics, mems, sensors
Subjects:	Engineering: Instrumentation and Photography: Instrument Standards and Calibration Techniques
ID Code:	494
Deposited On:	24 July 2002