Photonic crystal fibers for sensing applications

Author

Urbanczyk, W. ; Martynkien, T. ; Statkiewicz, G. ; Anuszkiewicz, A. ; Olszewski, J. ; Golojuch, G. ; Szczurowski, M. ; Wojcik, Janusz ; Makara, M. ; Nasilowski, Tomasz ; Berghmans, Francis ; Thienpont, Hugo

Author_Institution

Inst. of Phys., Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Warsaw

fYear

2008

fDate

14-16 Jan. 2008

Firstpage

196

Lastpage

197

Abstract

This paper discusses the sensing capabilities of the highly birefringent index-guided photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) such as dispersion characteristics of phase and group modal birefringence, polarization characteristics, sensitivity to hydrostatic pressures, temperature, and strain. Different types of applications including interferometric and polarimetric sensors of different physical parameters as well as evanescent field sensors for monitoring specific chemical compounds in gases and liquids are reported.

Keywords

birefringence; chemical sensors; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; photonic crystals; chemical compounds; dispersion characteristics; evanescent field sensors; gases; group modal birefringence; hydrostatic pressures; interferometric sensors; liquids; phase birefringence; photonic crystal fibers; polarimetric sensors; polarization characteristics; Birefringence; Capacitive sensors; Chemical compounds; Chemical sensors; Condition monitoring; Gases; Photonic crystal fibers; Polarization; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Temperature sensors; birefringence; photonic crystal fibers; polarization; sensitivity to pressure; sensitivity to temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008

Conference_Location

Sorrento

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1594-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1595-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444468

Filename

4444468