Title :
Exploiting Polymer Photonic Crystal Fibre Uniqueness - A Simple High Resolution Pressure Sensor
Author :
Milczewski, M.S. ; Stevenson, Michael ; Canning, John ; Martelli, Cicero ; Kalinowski, Hypolito
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
A simple pressure sensor based on attenuation arising from deformation of the structure within a photonic crystal fibre is proposed and demonstrated. In particular, we compare polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and silica photonic crystal fibres.
Keywords :
deformation; fibre optic sensors; optical glass; optical polymers; photonic crystals; pressure sensors; SiO2; polymer photonic crystal fibre; polymethylmethacrylate; pressure sensor; silica photonic crystal fibres; structure deformation; Australia; Bonding; Loss measurement; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Photonic crystal fibers; Polymers; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519151
