Titanium dioxide nanoparticle based optical fiber humidity sensor with linear response and enhanced sensitivity
Abstract
An optical fiber humidity sensor employing an in-house scaled TiO2-nanoparticle doped nanostructured thin film as the fiber sensing cladding and evanescent wave absorption is reported. The main objective of the present work is to achieve a throughout-linear sensor response with high sensitivity, possibly over a wide dynamic range using the simplest possible sensor geometry.
In order to realize this, first, the nanostructured sensing film is synthesized over a short length of a centrally decladded straight and uniform optical fiber and then a comprehensive experimental investigation is carried out to optimize the design configuration/parameters of the nanostructured sensing film and to achieve the best possible sensor response.
Much improved sensitivity of 27.1 mV/%RH is observed for the optimized sensor along with a throughout-linear sensor response over a dynamic range as wide as 24% to 95%RH with an average response time of 0.01 s for humidification and 0.06 s for desiccation. In addition, the sensor exhibits a very good degree of reversibility and repeatability.
Citation
R. Aneesh and Sunil K. Khijwania, "Titanium dioxide nanoparticle based optical fiber humidity sensor with linear response and enhanced sensitivity," Appl. Opt. 51, 2164-2171 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-51-12-2164
Source: Optical Society of America
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