A pH Sensor Based on Corrugated Long-Period Fiber Grating

作者：Chiang Chia Chin; Hsu Cheung Hwa^*; Ou Chao Hui

来源：Sensors and Materials, 2013, 25(6): 359-364.

• corrugated long-period fiber grating
• optical fiber sensor
• pH

In the present study, we propose a pH sensor based on a corrugated long-period fiber grating (CLPFG). CLPFG is highly sensitive to refractive index changes, and, with an appropriate sensitive coating, can detect a variety of chemical parameters. CLPFG is designed to act as a spectral loss device that couples with a discrete wavelength out of the optical fiber as a function of the surrounding refractive index. By applying a special coating that changes the refractive index through the absorption of target molecules to the CLPFG surface, the CLPFG can become a transducer for chemical measurement. In this paper, the incorporation of a polyvinyl alcohol and polycyclic acid (PVA-PAA) coating onto CLPFG to produce an optical-fiber-based pH sensor with a pH detection range from 2 to 6 is discussed.

• 出版日期2013