Optical gas sensor

摘要

An optical gas sensor comprises a light emitting element; a photo detecting element; a gas sensing element including a thin film containing an organic pigment, the gas sensing element responding to light emitted from the light emitting element to emit fluorescence or phosphorescence; and a filter for selectively picking up fluoroescence or phosphorescence, the gas sensing element and the filter being disposed in an optical path ranging from the light emitting element to the photo detecting element.