Recycling optical fibers for sensing

Paulo André, Fátima Domingues, Nélia Alberto, Carlos Marques, Paulo Antunes

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Abstract

Optical fiber sensors has become one of the most promising sensing technologies. Within all the optical fiber sensing technologies, the Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) micro-cavities are one of the most attractive, due to the size, linearity and higher sensitivity. In this work we present the recent results, achieved by our group, regarding the production of optical sensors, by recycling optical fibers destroyed through the catastrophic fuse effect. This enabled the production of FPI sensors, in a cost effective way, tailored for the monitoring of several physical parameters, such as relative humidity (RH), refractive index (RI) and hydrostatic pressure.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationOptical Sensing and Detection IV
EditorsFrancis Berghmans, Anna G. Mignani
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510601444
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
EventOptical Sensing and Detection IV - Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 3 Apr 20167 Apr 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9899
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceOptical Sensing and Detection IV
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityBrussels
Period3/04/167/04/16

Keywords

  • FPI micro-cavity
  • fuse effect
  • Optical fiber sensors

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