论文信息 - Plastic Optical Fiber Refractive Index Sensor Employing an In-Line Submillimeter Hole

Plastic Optical Fiber Refractive Index Sensor Employing an In-Line Submillimeter Hole

An in-line submillimeter hole fabricated by micro-drilling plastic optical fiber (POF) directly has been proposed as a compact refractive index sensor. Since the hole behaves as a concave lens if it is filled with a liquid having lower refractive index than that of the fiber core, transmittance increases in proportion to the refractive index. Analysis of the sensor transmittance has been performed using a simple ray optics model. Through immersing a 1.5-mm POF with a 0.35-mm-radius hole into various liquids, transmittance of the sensor has been measured at 670 nm. It has been shown that the experimental and analytical results are in excellent agreement.

Jong-Dug Shin | Jaehee Park | J. Shin | Jaehee Park

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