Characterization of tapered polymer optical fibers under side illumination for fluorescence sensing applications

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Pulido ◽  
Ó. Esteban
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Fluorescence Sensing ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Polymer Optical Fibers ◽  
Side Illumination

scholarly journals Optical Characterization of Doped Thermoplastic and Thermosetting Polymer-Optical-Fibers

Polymers ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Ayesta ◽  
María Illarramendi ◽  
Jon Arrue ◽  
Itxaso Parola ◽  
Felipe Jiménez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Optical Characterization ◽  
Thermosetting Polymer ◽  
Polymer Optical Fibers

scholarly journals Suspended-Core Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibers and Potential Applications in Sensing

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (16) ◽  
pp. 3449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanvisa Talataisong ◽  
Rand Ismaeel ◽  
Martynas Beresna ◽  
Gilberto Brambilla
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Biological Species ◽  
Single Step ◽  
3D Printer ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Pressure Chemical ◽  
Polymer Optical Fibers

The study of the fabrication, material selection, and properties of microstructured polymer optical fibers (MPOFs) has long attracted great interest. This ever-increasing interest is due to their wide range of applications, mainly in sensing, including temperature, pressure, chemical, and biological species. This manuscript reviews the manufacturing of MPOFs, including the most recent single-step process involving extrusion from a modified 3D printer. MPOFs sensing applications are then discussed, with a stress on the benefit of using polymers.

scholarly journals Polymer Fibers Covered by Soft Multilayered Films for Sensing Applications in Composite Materials

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (18) ◽  
pp. 4052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorian Nikoniuk ◽  
Karolina Bednarska ◽  
Maksymilian Sienkiewicz ◽  
Grzegorz Krzesiński ◽  
Mateusz Olszyna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Temperature Sensitivity ◽  
Polymer Coating ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Sensor Applications ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Polymer Optical Fibers ◽  
Soft Polymer

This paper presents the possibility of applying a soft polymer coating by means of a layer-by-layer (LbL) technique to highly birefringent polymer optical fibers designed for laminating in composite materials. In contrast to optical fibers made of pure silica glass, polymer optical fibers are manufactured without a soft polymer coating. In typical sensor applications, the absence of a buffer coating is an advantage. However, highly birefringent polymer optical fibers laminated in a composite material are much more sensitive to temperature changes than polymer optical fibers in a free space as a result of the thermal expansion of the composite material. To prevent this, we have covered highly birefringent polymer optical fibers with a soft polymer coating of different thickness and measured the temperature sensitivity of each solution. The results obtained show that the undesired temperature sensitivity of the laminated optical fiber decreases as the thickness of the coating layer increases.

scholarly journals Characterization of Double-Doped Polymer Optical Fibers as Luminescent Solar Concentrators

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itxaso Parola ◽  
M. Asuncion Illarramendi ◽  
Florian Jakobs ◽  
Jana Kielhorn ◽  
Daniel Zaremba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Energy ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Core Diameter ◽  
Solar Concentrators ◽  
Luminescent Solar Concentrators ◽  
Lighting Conditions ◽  
Polymer Optical Fibers ◽  
Doped Polymer

This work reports on a diameter dependence analysis of the performance as luminescent solar concentrators of three self-fabricated polymer optical fibers (POFs) doped with a hybrid combination of dopants. The works carried out include the design and self-fabrication of the different diameter fibers; an experimental analysis of the output power, of the output irradiance and of the fluorescent fiber solar concentrator efficiency; a comparison of the experimental results with a theoretical model; a study of the performance of all the fibers under different simulated lighting conditions; and a calculation of the active fiber length of each of the samples, all of them as a function of the fiber core diameter. To the best of our knowledge, this paper reports the first analysis of the influence of the POF diameter for luminescent solar concentration applications. The results obtained offer a general perspective on the optimal design of solar energy concentrating systems based on doped POFs and pave the way for the implementation of cost-effective solar energy concentrating devices.

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