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Design and fabrication of a single‐mode optical fiber based refractive‐index sensor
Author(s) -
Kamakshi Koppole,
Rastogi Vipul,
Kumar Ajeet,
Rai Jagdish
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.25180
Subject(s) - cladding (metalworking) , materials science , refractive index , optical fiber , core (optical fiber) , fabrication , fiber optic sensor , single mode optical fiber , optoelectronics , optics , all silica fiber , step index profile , microwave , etching (microfabrication) , graded index fiber , telecommunications , engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , layer (electronics)
We present a core diameter mismatch refractive index sensor designed in a single‐mode SM 600 optical fiber. The sensing region has been achieved by etching out the whole cladding and some portion of the core of the fiber. Effect of the etched core radius on sensitivity of the sensor has been investigated. Sensors response has been experimentally tested for water and acetone. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52: 1408–1411, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.25180