Title :
Multipoint optic refractive index sensor for liquids
Author :
Bal, Harpreet K. ; Sidiroglou, Fotios ; Collins, Stephen F. ; Brodzeli, Zourab
Author_Institution :
Centre for Telecommun. & Microelectron., Victoria Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
The theoretical and experimental analysis of a multipoint fibre optic refractive index sensor is presented in this work. Experimental characterisation of the sensor shows excellent agreement with numerical analysis and a resolution in the order of 10-3.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; refractive index; multipoint optic refractive index sensor; Biomedical optical imaging; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5222773
