Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Nanoparticle-Embedded Coatings

Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Nanoparticle-Embedded Coatings

The use of nanoparticles (NPs) in scientific applications has attracted the attention of many researchers in the last few years. The use of NPs can help researchers to tune the physical characteristics of the sensing coating (thickness, roughness, specific area, refractive index, etc.) leading to en...

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Main Authors: Aitor Urrutia, Javier Goicoechea, Francisco J. Arregui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Sensors
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/805053
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spelling doaj-1b51f97307a7471dae7613491608d22e2020-11-24T23:51:56ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Sensors1687-725X1687-72682015-01-01201510.1155/2015/805053805053Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Nanoparticle-Embedded CoatingsAitor Urrutia0Javier Goicoechea1Francisco J. Arregui2Nanostructured Optical Devices Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, Campus Arrosadía S/N, 31006 Pamplona, SpainNanostructured Optical Devices Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, Campus Arrosadía S/N, 31006 Pamplona, SpainNanostructured Optical Devices Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, Campus Arrosadía S/N, 31006 Pamplona, SpainThe use of nanoparticles (NPs) in scientific applications has attracted the attention of many researchers in the last few years. The use of NPs can help researchers to tune the physical characteristics of the sensing coating (thickness, roughness, specific area, refractive index, etc.) leading to enhanced sensors with response time or sensitivity better than traditional sensing coatings. Additionally, NPs also offer other special properties that depend on their nanometric size, and this is also a source of new sensing applications. This review focuses on the current status of research in the use of NPs within coatings in optical fiber sensing. Most used sensing principles in fiber optics are briefly described and classified into several groups: absorbance-based sensors, interferometric sensors, fluorescence-based sensors, fiber grating sensors, and resonance-based sensors, among others. For each sensor group, specific examples of the utilization of NP-embedded coatings in their sensing structure are reported.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/805053
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Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Nanoparticle-Embedded Coatings
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title Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Nanoparticle-Embedded Coatings
title_short Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Nanoparticle-Embedded Coatings
title_full Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Nanoparticle-Embedded Coatings
title_fullStr Optical Fiber Sensors Based on Nanoparticle-Embedded Coatings
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Sensors
issn 1687-725X
1687-7268
publishDate 2015-01-01
description The use of nanoparticles (NPs) in scientific applications has attracted the attention of many researchers in the last few years. The use of NPs can help researchers to tune the physical characteristics of the sensing coating (thickness, roughness, specific area, refractive index, etc.) leading to enhanced sensors with response time or sensitivity better than traditional sensing coatings. Additionally, NPs also offer other special properties that depend on their nanometric size, and this is also a source of new sensing applications. This review focuses on the current status of research in the use of NPs within coatings in optical fiber sensing. Most used sensing principles in fiber optics are briefly described and classified into several groups: absorbance-based sensors, interferometric sensors, fluorescence-based sensors, fiber grating sensors, and resonance-based sensors, among others. For each sensor group, specific examples of the utilization of NP-embedded coatings in their sensing structure are reported.
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