Biconical Tapered Fibers Manipulation for Refractive Index and Strain Sensing Applications

Author

Mas, Sara ; Marti, Joan ; Palaci, Jesus

Author_Institution

Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Volume

15

Issue

3

fYear

2015

fDate

Mar-15

Firstpage

1331

Lastpage

1335

Abstract

Tapered fibers are used in multitude of applications due to its great versatility and functionality. In particular, this type of fibers is especially useful for sensing applications. For this purpose, tapered fibers must be adequately manipulated to avoid disturbances in the sensor´s response. In this paper, a guideline for the correct handling of biconical tapered fibers during refractive index and strain measurements is presented and analyzed considering several manipulation scenarios and its corresponding influence in the performance of the system.

Keywords

fibre optic sensors; refractive index measurement; refractometers; strain measurement; strain sensors; biconical tapered fibers; fibre optic sensors; refractive index sensing applications; strain sensing applications; tapered fibers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Photonics; Refractive index; Transfer functions; Optical fiber devices; Optical sensors; Sensor phenomena and characterization; optical sensors; sensor phenomena and characterization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Sensors Journal, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1530-437X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JSEN.2014.2368146

Filename

6949610