• DocumentCode
    1794121
  • Title

    Plastic optical fibers for sensing applications

  • Author

    Berghmans, Francis ; Thienpont, Hugo

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys. & Photonics, Vrije Univ. Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    9-13 March 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We review recent developments in polymer optical fiber sensor technology and how such `POF´ sensors may extend the capabilities of the existing silica fiber sensors. Potential advantages result from the nature of the polymer materials, but at the same time the complex material properties of plastics have raised a number of challenges. Some of these have only been addressed recently.
  • Keywords
    fibre optic sensors; optical polymers; plastics; complex material properties; plastic optical fibers; polymer optical fiber sensor technology; sensing applications; Bragg gratings; Glass; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Polymers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-5575-2994-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1364/OFC.2014.Tu3K.2
  • Filename
    6886975
    • Link To Document
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