TY - JOUR
T1 - Optical fiber refractometers based on Lossy Mode Resonances by means of SnO2 sputtered coatings
AU - Sanchez, Pedro
AU - Zamarreño, Carlos R.
AU - Hernaez, Miguel
AU - Matias, Ignacio R.
AU - Arregui, Francisco J.
PY - 2014/10/31
Y1 - 2014/10/31
N2 - The fabrication of optical fiber refractometers by means of the deposition of a thin tin-dioxide coating onto an optical fiber core is presented. Tin-dioxide permits the guided light in the fiber to be coupled from its core to its coating, creating lossy mode resonances in the infrared and visible regions. These resonances vary as a function of the external medium's refractive index, enabling the fabrication of robust and highly reproducible wavelength-based optical fiber refractometers. Moreover, the first seven lossy modes create seven differentiated resonances which have been studied in the range between 450 and 1650 nm of the optical spectrum. The central wavelength of the resonances can be adjusted by varying the thickness of the tin-dioxide coating.
AB - The fabrication of optical fiber refractometers by means of the deposition of a thin tin-dioxide coating onto an optical fiber core is presented. Tin-dioxide permits the guided light in the fiber to be coupled from its core to its coating, creating lossy mode resonances in the infrared and visible regions. These resonances vary as a function of the external medium's refractive index, enabling the fabrication of robust and highly reproducible wavelength-based optical fiber refractometers. Moreover, the first seven lossy modes create seven differentiated resonances which have been studied in the range between 450 and 1650 nm of the optical spectrum. The central wavelength of the resonances can be adjusted by varying the thickness of the tin-dioxide coating.
KW - LMR
KW - Lossy mode resonance
KW - Optical fiber sensor
KW - Refractometer
KW - Resonance
KW - Tin-dioxide
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84901912815&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.snb.2014.05.065
DO - 10.1016/j.snb.2014.05.065
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84901912815
SN - 0925-4005
VL - 202
SP - 154
EP - 159
JO - Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
JF - Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
ER -