Carbon-nanotube-deposited photonic crystal fiber for refractive index sensing

We present a novel fiber optic sensor based on the assembly of a thin film of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) onto a short length of photonic crystal fiber (PCF) which is spliced between two single mode fibers (SMFs). The assembly of the thin film was achieved via a simple and effective deposition method. T...

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Main Authors: Tou, Z. Q., Mamidala, V., Chan, C. C., Tan, Y. C., Chow, K. K.
Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104963
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20341
http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/mobile/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1877948
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:We present a novel fiber optic sensor based on the assembly of a thin film of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) onto a short length of photonic crystal fiber (PCF) which is spliced between two single mode fibers (SMFs). The assembly of the thin film was achieved via a simple and effective deposition method. The deposition of CNTs modified the sensing ability of the sensor, allowing it to work in the intensity encoding scheme, thus opening the sensor to the possibility of dual parameter sensing. The sensor exhibited a sensitivity of 36.1 dB/ RIU and 96.6 dB/ RIU within the ranges of 1.33-1.38 and 1.38-1.42 respectively.