Refractive index sensing performance of a Bragg grating built up on the tip of an optical fiber by reactive sputtering

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Abstract

Bragg gratings have been fabricated by means of sputtering on the end facet of standard multimode optical fibers towards development of refractometers. Tin oxide was selected as the coating material, and argon and oxygen were used as sputtering gases. Changes on the refractive index of the material were achieved by varying the oxygen percentage in the sputtering gas flow. A reflected peak centered at 586 nm with a full width at half maximum of 70 nm has been obtained, which provides a good structure for the development of wavelength modulated optical fiber sensors. The sensitivity of this structure to the refractive index of the surrounding medium has been studied, obtaining a linear sensitivity of 173 nm/RIU, for refractive index varying from 1.333 to 1.442.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE SENSORS 2017 - Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-3
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781509010127
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Dec 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event16th IEEE SENSORS Conference, ICSENS 2017 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Duration: 30 Oct 20171 Nov 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of IEEE Sensors
Volume2017-December
ISSN (Print)1930-0395
ISSN (Electronic)2168-9229

Conference

Conference16th IEEE SENSORS Conference, ICSENS 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityGlasgow
Period30/10/171/11/17

Keywords

  • Bragg reflectors
  • diffraction gratings
  • fiber optics sensors
  • transparent conductive coatings
  • wavelength filtering devices

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