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Liquid Concentration Sensing Properties of Microfibers with a Nanoscale-Structured Film |
| ZHOU Guo-Rui, LV Hai-Bing, YUAN Xiao-Dong, ZHOU Hai, LIU Hao, LI Ke-Xin, CHENG Xiao-Feng, MIAO Xin-Xiang** |
Laser Fusion Research Center, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900
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ZHOU Guo-Rui, LV Hai-Bing, YUAN Xiao-Dong et al 2015 Chin. Phys. Lett. 32 034202 |
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Abstract A type of compact solution concentration sensor based on a microfiber with a nanoscale-structured film is proposed and demonstrated experimentally. Additional loss at different solution concentrations is calculated by means of the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (3D-FDTD) method. The microfiber is fabricated by using the flame-heated scanning technique. Nanoscale-structured film is coated on the microfiber surface, which is assembled as a sensing unit. The sensitivity of this kind of sensor increases with the decreasing diameters of the microfiber. When the diameter of the microfiber is 2 μm, a minimum concentration sensitivity of 1% (under 450 s measuring time) is demonstrated in the experiment. Higher sensitivity can be attained when the solution concentration is higher. The sensing properties of this microfiber with the nanoscale-structured film may provide opportunities for new applications in optical sensing devices.
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Published: 26 February 2015
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42.79.-e
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(Optical elements, devices, and systems)
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51.70.+f
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(Optical and dielectric properties)
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07.60.Vg
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(Fiber-optic instruments)
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