Temperature sensing utilizing unclad plastic optical fiber with a balloon-like bent structure

• Main Authors: Sulaiman, Nazrah Ilyana, Ngajikin, Nor Hafizah, Che Abd. Rashid, Nurfatihah, Yaacob, Afiqah, Yaacob, Maslina, Ibrahim, Mohd. Haniff, Cholan, Noran Azizan
• Format: Article
• Published: The Optical Society 2021
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95777/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.419801
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

A plastic optical fiber (POF) temperature sensor with high sensitivity is experimentally demonstrated in this work. The temperature sensor is realized by a combination of macrobending and an unclad region in the fabrication of its sensor head. The POF sensor is bent into a balloon-like structure in...