DocumentCode
2600998
Title
Development of a low-cost pH sensor based on plastic optical fibers
Author
Rovati, Luigi ; Fabbri, Paola ; Pilati, Francesco
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Ing. dell´Inf., Univ. degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
fYear
2009
fDate
5-7 May 2009
Firstpage
1662
Lastpage
1665
Abstract
The goal of this study is to develop the technology to achieve pH sensing using low-cost polymeric optical fibers. The tip of a low-cost plastic optical fiber is covered by a sensitive dye entrapped in an organic-inorganic hybrid matrix obtained by solgel process. The behaviors of this sensing arrangement have been investigated for a specific dye, namely Phenol Red.
Keywords
chemical sensors; dyes; fibre optic sensors; optical polymers; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; pH measurement; sol-gel processing; Phenol Red; low-cost pH sensor; organic-inorganic hybrid matrix; plastic optical fibers; sensitive dye; solgel process; Absorption; Active matrix organic light emitting diodes; Chemical sensors; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Plastics; Probes; Optical fibre; component; pH; sensor; sol-gel; spectroscopy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2009. I2MTC '09. IEEE
Conference_Location
Singapore
ISSN
1091-5281
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3352-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMTC.2009.5168722
Filename
5168722
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