Title :
A ferrofluid infiltrated polymeric microstructured optical fiber sensor for magnetic field measurements
Author :
Candiani, Alessandro ; Argyros, Alexander ; Lwin, Richard ; Leon-Saval, Sergio ; Zito, Gianluigi ; Selleri, Stefano ; Pissadakis, Stavros
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Parma, Parma, Italy
Abstract :
A magnetic-field sensor implemented on a polymeric microstructured optical fiber infiltrated using ferrofluid is presented. The fiber sensor is operating in transmission mode, measuring magnetic fields up to 1250Gauss, revealing high polarization sensitivity.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; magnetic field measurement; magnetic fluids; magnetic sensors; ferrofluid infiltrated polymeric microstructured optical fiber sensor; high polarization sensitivity; magnetic field measurements; magnetic field sensor; Bragg gratings; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Ferrofluids; Magnetic field sensors; Magneto-optical systems; Microstructured optical fibers; Optical fiber sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358835