Abstract
This paper presents an overview of optical fiber sensors based on multimode interference with a focus on refractometric applications. A specific configuration is presented to measure the refractive index of the surrounding liquid based on the Fresnel reflection in the fiber tip, combined with a simple interrogation technique that uses two fiber Bragg gratings as discrete optical sources, with the measurand information encoded in the relative intensity variation of the reflected signals. A resolution of 1:75 × 10-3 RIU is achieved.
| Original language | British English |
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| Pages (from-to) | E184-E188 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 25 |
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| State | Published - 1 Sep 2011 |