Designing modified cladding sensors: a structured approach [optical fiber sensors]

Author

Chiadini, Francesco ; Paciello, Vincenzo ; Paolillo, Alfredo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Eng. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

18-20 May 2004

Firstpage

1213

Abstract

In this paper, a novel solution for the signal conditioning, the fiber illumination and the measurement is proposed for an optical fiber sensor, based on a modified cladding sensing element. The presented technique has properties of compactness and low cost, thanks to the use of very common opto-electronic components, and flexibility, since it could be employed for different kinds of optical fiber sensors. In particular, a prototype has been realized and characterized for the measurement of liquid temperature.

Keywords

fibre optic sensors; lighting; optical fibre cladding; signal processing equipment; temperature sensors; fiber illumination; liquid temperature measurement; modified cladding sensing elements; optical fiber sensors; signal conditioning; Chemical sensors; Lighting; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical materials; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Robustness; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2004. IMTC 04. Proceedings of the 21st IEEE

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8248-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMTC.2004.1351283

Filename

1351283