Quantum Dots coatings inside Photonic Crystal Fibers for temperature sensing

Author

Arigita, Jesus ; Larrion, Beatriz ; Bravo, Javier ; Hernaez, Miguel ; Matias, Ignacio R. ; Arregui, Francisco J.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Univ. Publica de Navarra, Pamplona

fYear

2008

fDate

26-29 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

351

Lastpage

354

Abstract

Temperature sensitive nanofilms based on quantum dots (QDs) has been deposited on the inner holes of a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) using the layer by layer electrostatic self-assembly method. The sensing structure is based on a PCF fiber segment spliced between two multimode fibers (MMF) of different diameters. The sensors showed a linear variation of the intensity and wavelength emission for a temperature range from -20degC to 70degC.

Keywords

fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical films; optical materials; photonic crystals; quantum dots; self-assembly; temperature sensors; PCF fiber segment; layer-by-layer electrostatic self-assembly method; multimode fibers; photonic crystal fiber; quantum dot coatings; temperature -20 C to 70 C; temperature sensing; temperature sensitive nanofilms; Coatings; Fluorescence; Nanobioscience; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical polymers; Optical sensors; Photonic crystal fibers; Quantum dots; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Sensors, 2008 IEEE

Conference_Location

Lecce

ISSN

1930-0395

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2580-8

Electronic_ISBN

1930-0395

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSENS.2008.4716453

Filename

4716453