Analytical Analysis of Side-Polished Plastic Optical Fiber as Curvature and Refractive Index Sensor
Bilro, L.
;
Alberto, N.
; Sá , L.M.
;
Pinto, J. L.
;
Nogueira, R.N.
Journal of Lightwave Technology Vol. 29, Nº 6, pp. 864 - 870, March, 2011.
ISSN (print): 0733-8724
ISSN (online): 1558-2213
Scimago Journal Ranking: 1,73 (in 2011)
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2105462
Abstract
The modeling of a side-polished plastic optical fiber as a sensor of two distinct physical parameters is presented. A comprehensive analytical study is performed using a geometric optic approach. Different details are taken into account, such as the geometric description of the sensor, the intensity profile of the emitter,
and the possibility of a multireflection for a light ray at the sensitive area. The good agreement between the experimental and theoretical results validates the developed analytical model.
