Sensitivity improvement of a humidity sensor based on silica nanospheres on a long-period fiber grating
This work addresses a new configuration that improves the sensitivity of a humidity sensor based on a long-period fiber grating coated with a SiO(2)-nanospheres film. An intermediate higher refractive index overlay, deposited through Electrostatic Self-Assembly, is placed between the fiber cladding...
| Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Pública de Navarra |
| Repository: | Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/10666 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2454/10666 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Humidity sensor Long period fiber grating Nanospheres Electrostatic self assembly method Coatings Nanofilms |
| Summary: | This work addresses a new configuration that improves the sensitivity of a humidity sensor based on a long-period fiber grating coated with a SiO(2)-nanospheres film. An intermediate higher refractive index overlay, deposited through Electrostatic Self-Assembly, is placed between the fiber cladding and the humidity sensitive film in order to increase the total effective refractive index of the coating. With this intermediate design, a three-fold improvement in the sensitivity was obtained. Wavelength shifts up to 15 nm against 5 nm were achieved in a humidity range from 20% to 80%. |
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