Title :
Fiber-optic temperature sensor using evanescent fields in D fibers
Author :
Chandani, Sameer M. ; Jaeger, Nicolas A F
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
A fiber-optic temperature sensor using evanescent fields in D fibers is presented. It works on the basis of optical attenuation brought about by coating the flat surface of the fiber with an external medium with a large thermooptic coefficient.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; optical fibre cladding; temperature sensors; thermo-optical effects; D fiber; evanescent fields; fiber coating; fiber-optic temperature sensor; optical attenuation; thermooptic coefficient; Etching; Insertion loss; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Temperature sensors; D fiber; evanescent field sensor; optical fiber sensor; temperature sensor;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.859128
