Title :
Demonstration of a refractometric sensor based on optical microfiber coil resonator
Author :
Xu, Fei ; Brambilla, Gilberto
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrated a novel refractometric sensor based on a coated optical microfiber coil resonator which is robust, compact, and comprises an intrinsic fluidic channel. The measured sensitivity has an excellent agreement with theoretical predictions.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; micro-optomechanical devices; microfluidics; micromechanical resonators; microsensors; optical resonators; refractive index measurement; intrinsic fluidic channel; optical microfiber coil resonator; refractometric sensor; Coils; Methanol; Microfluidics; Optical fiber sensors; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Refractive index; (060.2370) Fiber optics sensors; (230.5750) Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
