Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-04355, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Nechache, Riad (École de technologie supérieure), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Our partner SensWear Inc. is a Canadian company founded in 2010 that designs and fabricates high-tech smart,_x000D_
compact, and custom optical fiber for environmental sensing and monitoring application in strategic fields such_x000D_
as health care, safety environment, chemical and energy. Recently, SensWear has demonstrated a proof of_x000D_
concept of humidity sensor based on metallic film coated bent optical fibers with high performance in high_x000D_
RH% (90-100%). They designed geometrical configurations of a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based_x000D_
fiber-optic sensing tip which promote highly sensitive humidity measurements. Nevertheless, the limited_x000D_
operating range of these sensors hinders their real potential of application and commercialization. To support_x000D_
this technology growth, our partner aims to develop innovative solution which promote a clean, low cost,_x000D_
simple and large surface area deposition process of plasmonic coatings needed to achieve highly sensitive_x000D_
humidity sensors with an extended operational range. Such sensors have the potential of becoming the_x000D_
technology of choice not only for humidity measurement, but across a wide range of areas that are strategic to_x000D_
Canada's economy, including automotive, medical, aerospace, to name a few., program purpose french : Our partner SensWear Inc. is a Canadian company founded in 2010 that designs and fabricates high-tech smart,_x000D_
compact, and custom optical fiber for environmental sensing and monitoring application in strategic fields such_x000D_
as health care, safety environment, chemical and energy. Recently, SensWear has demonstrated a proof of_x000D_
concept of humidity sensor based on metallic film coated bent optical fibers with high performance in high_x000D_
RH% (90-100%). They designed geometrical configurations of a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based_x000D_
fiber-optic sensing tip which promote highly sensitive humidity measurements. Nevertheless, the limited_x000D_
operating range of these sensors hinders their real potential of application and commercialization. To support_x000D_
this technology growth, our partner aims to develop innovative solution which promote a clean, low cost,_x000D_
simple and large surface area deposition process of plasmonic coatings needed to achieve highly sensitive_x000D_
humidity sensors with an extended operational range. Such sensors have the potential of becoming the_x000D_
technology of choice not only for humidity measurement, but across a wide range of areas that are strategic to_x000D_
Canada's economy, including automotive, medical, aerospace, to name a few., agreement title english : Pulsed laser synthesis of metallic nanostructures with "bare and clean" surfaces for high efficient humidity sensing, agreement title french : Pulsed laser synthesis of metallic nanostructures with "bare and clean" surfaces for high efficient humidity sensing, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-09-20, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada