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Development of a fluorescent-based miniaturized fiber optic pH sensor
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
  • Bohong Zhang
  • Farhan Mumtaz, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Muhammad Roman
  • Dinesh Reddy Alla
  • Rex E. Gerald, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Jie Huang
Abstract

This study presents an assembly-free ball lens structure at the tip of tapered multimode optical fiber to enhance the light collection efficiency for pH measurements. A 35 µm diameter ball lens was fabricated at the sensor tip. In addition, a thin layer of fluorescence dye was mixed with sol-gel that formed at the fiber tip for pH sensing. The simulation result demonstrates the light propagation on the ball lens tip. The experiment results reveal that the proposed sensor has a rapid response time (< 3 seconds), high sensitivity, and pinpoint accuracy (±1.0%) in the pH range of 6.0-8.0

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Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Conference proceedings
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English
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© 2023 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)
Publication Date
6-15-2023
Publication Date
2023-06-15
Citation Information
Bohong Zhang, Farhan Mumtaz, Muhammad Roman, Dinesh Reddy Alla, et al.. "Development of a fluorescent-based miniaturized fiber optic pH sensor" Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) (2023)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jie-huang/258/