Optical Sensors Based on Plastic Fibers

被引:274
作者
Bilro, Lucia [1 ,2 ]
Alberto, Nelia [1 ,3 ]
Pinto, Joao L. [4 ,5 ]
Nogueira, Rogerio [1 ]
机构
[1] Inst Telecomunicacoes Polo Aveiro, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
[2] Polytech Inst Viana do Castelo, P-4900348 Viana Do Castelo, Portugal
[3] Univ Aveiro, Dept Mech Engn, Ctr Mech Technol & Automat, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
[4] Univ Aveiro, Dept Phys, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
[5] Univ Aveiro, I3N, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
关键词
plastic optical fiber (POF); sensors; structural health monitoring; medicine; environment; biological and chemical area; BIOSENSORS TFOBS; BRAGG GRATINGS; FLOW CELL; 1310; NM; LIGHT; STRAIN; SYSTEM; COMPENSATION; DISPLACEMENT; ULTRAVIOLET;
D O I
10.3390/s120912184
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The recent advances of polymer technology allowed the introduction of plastic optical fiber in sensor design. The advantages of optical metrology with plastic optical fiber have attracted the attention of the scientific community, as they allow the development of low-cost or cost competitive systems compared with conventional technologies. In this paper, the current state of the art of plastic optical fiber technology will be reviewed, namely its main characteristics and sensing advantages. Several measurement techniques will be described, with a strong focus on interrogation approaches based on intensity variation in transmission and reflection. The potential applications involving structural health monitoring, medicine, environment and the biological and chemical area are also presented.
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页码:12184 / 12207
页数:24
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