• DocumentCode
    128789
  • Title

    Liquid level sensing based on single leaky mode attenuation

  • Author

    Linlin Xue ; Zhefu Wu ; Di Che ; Li Yang

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Inf. Eng., Zhejiang Univ. of Technol., Hangzhou, China
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    9-11 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    2199
  • Lastpage
    2202
  • Abstract
    A liquid level sensor based on single leaky mode attenuation in a single-mode-multimode-single-mode (SMS) fiber structure is proposed and demonstrated, which aims at the liquid whose refractive index is higher than that of the silica fiber. Its operating principle is investigated theoretically by using the mode expansion method, and a monotonic and linear sensing response is obtained. Experiments are then carried out to verify the theoretical analysis.
  • Keywords
    fibre optic sensors; level measurement; optical attenuators; refractive index measurement; SMS fiber structure; linear sensing response; liquid level sensor; mode expansion method; monotonic sensing response; refractive index; silica fiber; single leaky mode attenuation; single-mode-multimode-single-mode fiber structure; Attenuation; Interference; Liquids; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; leaky mode; liquid level sensor; optical fiber device; optical fiber sensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Electronics and Applications (ICIEA), 2014 IEEE 9th Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Hangzhou
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-4316-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIEA.2014.6931537
  • Filename
    6931537