Fiber Optic Sensor for Real-Time Sensing of Silica Scale Formation in Geothermal Water

Abstract We present a novel fiber optic sensor for real-time sensing of silica scale formation in geothermal water. The sensor is fabricated by removing the cladding of a multimode fiber to expose the core to detect the scale-formation-induced refractive index change. A simple experimental setup was...

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Main Authors: Takuya Okazaki, Tatsuya Orii, Akira Ueda, Akiko Ozawa, Hideki Kuramitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03530-1