(IEEE, 2017) Fuentes Lorenzo, Omar; Del Villar, Ignacio; Vento Álvarez, José Raúl; Socorro Leránoz, Abián Bentor; Gallego Martínez, Elieser Ernesto; Corres Sanz, Jesús María; Matías Maestro, Ignacio; Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa; Institute of Smart Cities - ISC; Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica
The sensitivity of a liquid level sensor based on
a single-mode-multimode-single-mode fiber structure has been
increased by hydrofluoric acid etching. The etching process was
analyzed and monitored both theoretical and experimentally,
which permitted to observe that a sinusoidal spectrum can be
obtained for low diameters. As an example, a 2.77 fold sensitivity
increase was attained by etching from diameter 125 to 50 μm.
Moreover, the sinusoidal shape of the optical spectrum permitted
to monitor liquid level changes both in wavelength and phase. The
cross sensitivity of the sensor to refractive index and temperature
was also studied.