Comparison between capacitive and microstructured optical fiber soil moisture sensors

Soil moisture content has always been an important parameter to control because it is a deterministic factor for site-specific irrigation, seeding, transplanting, and compaction detection. In this work, a discrete sensor that is based on a SnO2–FP (Fabry-Pérot) cavity is presented and characterized...

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Autores: López Aldaba, Aitor, López Torres, Diego, Campo-Bescós, Miguel, López Rodríguez, José Javier, Yerro Lizarazu, David, Elosúa Aguado, César, Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier, Auguste, Jean-Louis, Jamier, Raphael, Roy, Philippe, López-Amo Sáinz, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/32309
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/32309
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Photonic crystal fiber
Microstructured optical fiber
Fiber sensor
Humidity sensing
Soil moisture
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Sumario:Soil moisture content has always been an important parameter to control because it is a deterministic factor for site-specific irrigation, seeding, transplanting, and compaction detection. In this work, a discrete sensor that is based on a SnO2–FP (Fabry-Pérot) cavity is presented and characterized in real soil conditions. As far as authors know, it is the first time that a microstructured optical fiber is used for real soil moisture measurements. Its performance is compared with a commercial capacitive soil moisture sensor in two different soil scenarios for two weeks. The optical sensor shows a great agreement with capacitive sensor’s response and gravimetric measurements, as well as a fast and reversible response; moreover, the interrogation technique allows for several sensors to be potentially multiplexed, which offers the possibility of local measurements instead of volumetric: it constitutes a great tool for real soil moisture monitoring.