Jane Hodgkinson
Engineering Photonics Group, School of Engineering, Cranfìeld University, Bedfordshire, MK43 OAL, United Kingdom
John Saffell
Alphasense Ltd, Sensor Technology House, Great Notley, Essex, CM77 7AA, 300 Avenue West, Skyline 120, United Kingdom
Jonathan Luff
Sira Ltd, Chislehurst, Kent, BR75EH, South Hill, United Kingdom
John Shaw
Tyco Safety Products, Security House, Summit, Hanworth Road, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW165DB, United Kingdom
Jeremy Ramsden
Department of Materials, Cranfìeld University, Bedfordshire, MK43 OAL, United Kingdom
Carlos Huggins
e2v Technologies Ltd, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QU, 106 Waterhouse Lane, United Kingdom
Robert Bogue
Robert Bogue and Partners, Kent, Crockham Hill, United Kingdom
Roger Carline
MNTNetwork, 2.43 Victoria Building, Liverpool, L693BX, Brownlow Hill, United Kingdom
Abstract
This paper focuses on the technologies used for gas sensing, notably optical, electrical, mass-based and biological. Applications are summarized under the headings of healthcare, security, environment and processes, as a precursor to the more detailed consideration of gas sensor markets in Part 2, the following paper.
