Designing low-cost modified cladding sensors: a structured approach

Author

Chiadini, Francesco ; Paciello, Vincenzo ; Paolillo, Alfredo

Author_Institution

Inf. & Electr. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy

Volume

55

Issue

2

fYear

2006

fDate

4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

477

Lastpage

482

Abstract

In this paper, a novel solution for signal conditioning, fiber illumination, and measurement is proposed for an optical fiber sensor based on a modified cladding sensing element. The presented technique has properties of compactness and low cost, due to the use of very common optoelectronic components, and flexibility, since it could be employed for different kinds of optical fiber sensors. In particular, a prototype has been realized and characterized for the measurement of liquid temperature.

Keywords

fibre optic sensors; optical fibre cladding; temperature sensors; fiber illumination; light-emitting diodes; liquid temperature measurement; modified cladding sensing element; modified cladding sensors; optical fiber sensor; optical fiber transducers; optoelectronic components; ray tracing; signal conditioning; Chemical sensors; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Robustness; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Light-emitting diodes; modified cladding; optical fiber transducers; ray tracing; temperature measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIM.2006.870112

Filename

1608591