Browsing by UPNA Author "Socorro Leránoz, Abián Bentor"
Now showing items 1-20 of 25
-
AC/DC millivoltage sensor by means of ITO-coated optical fibers: towards monitoring of biosignals
This contribution shows the monitoring of AC and DC millivoltage signals by means of lossy mode resonances generated by Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) on optical fibers. Sensors were obtained by sputtering ITO thin-films onto 25 ... -
Etched and nanocoated SMS fiber sensor for detection of salinity concentration
An optical fibre refractometer has been developed by etching and deposition of a thin film of indium tin oxide (ITO) on a single-mode-multimode-single-mode (SMS) fibre structure. The interference between modes in this ... -
Etched LPFGs in reflective configuration for sensitivity and attenuation band depth increase
A reflection configuration setup for long-period fiber gratings is presented. It permits to obtain a unique band with attenuation double than that obtained in transmission configuration, which is interesting for ... -
Fiber-optic lossy mode resonance sensors
In the last 4 years, experimental evidences about the potential use of optical sensors based on Lossy Mode Resonances (LMR) have been presented in the literature. These LMR sensors have some similarities with Surface ... -
Increasing the sensitivity of an optic level sensor with a wavelength and phase sensitive single-mode multimode single-mode (SMS) fiber structure
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 ... -
Label-free wavelength and phase detection based SMS fiber immunosensors optimized with cladding etching
The performance of E-SMS (Etched Singlemode-Multimode-Singlemode) optical fiber structures as immunosensors has been assessed by the implementation of antibody/antigen immunoassays. Through this procedure it has been ... -
Lossy mode resonance based microfluidic platform developed on planar waveguide for biosensing applications
The development of resonance phenomena-based optical biosensors has gained relevance in recent years due to the excellent optical fiber properties and progress in the research on materials and techniques that allow resonance ... -
Micro and nanostructured materials for the development of optical fibre sensors
The measurement of chemical and biomedical parameters can take advantage of the features exclusively offered by optical fibre: passive nature, electromagnetic immunity and chemical stability are some of the most relevant ... -
Mode transition in complex refractive index coated single-mode–multimode–single-mode structure
By coating a single-mode–multimode–single-mode (SMS) structure with a high refractive index thin-film it is possible to obtain a transition of modes for specific combinations of thin-film thickness, thinfilm refractive ... -
Monitoring the etching process in LPFGs towards development of highly sensitive sensors
In this work, the monitoring of the etching process up to a diameter of 30 µm of two LPFG structures has been compared, one of them had initially 125 µm, whereas the second one had 80 µm. By tracking the wavelength shift ... -
Multimode – coreless – multimode fiber-based sensors: theoretical and experimental study
This paper presents a complete study on the spectral behavior of a multimode-coreless-multimode fiber-optic structure, as well as its application as a refractometer and a liquid level sensor. The combination of two standard ... -
Optical fiber immunosensors optimized with cladding etching and ITO nanodeposition
Etched optical fiber immunosensors, with and without ITO nanodeposition, have been developed. The performance of these immunosensors has been assessed implementing an immunoassay. The sensitivity of the mmnunosensor increased ... -
Optical system based on multiplexed FBGs to monitor hand movements
This contribution reports the development and characterization of an optical system based on parallel Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs) to monitor the movements of the wrist and fingers of a hand. The system consisted of a ... -
Optimization of sensors based on multimode interference in single-mode–multimode– single-mode structure
By coating a single-mode–multimode–single-mode (SMS) structure with a complex refractive index thin-film the central wavelength of the transmission and attenuation bands of the optical spectrum can be shifted. By adequate ... -
Refractometric sensors based on multimode interference in a thin-film coated singlemode– multimode–single-mode structure with reflection configuration
Thin-film coated single-mode–multimode–single-mode (SMS) structures have been analyzed both theoretically and experimentally with the aim of detecting different refractive indices. By adequate selection of the thickness ... -
Route towards a label-free optical waveguide sensing platform based on lossy mode resonances
According to recent market studies of the North American company Allied Market Research, the field of photonic sensors is an emerging strategic field for the following years and it is expected to garner $18 billion by ... -
Sensitivity enhancement in low cutoff wavelength long-period fiber gratings by cladding diameter reduction
The diameter of long-period fiber gratings (LPFGs) fabricated in optical fibers with a low cutoff wavelength was be reduced by hydrofluoric acid etching, enhancing the sensitivity to refractive index by more than a factor ... -
Sensitivity optimization with cladding-etched long period fiber gratings at the dispersion turning point
This work presents a refractive index sensor based on a long period fiber grating (LPFG) made in a reduced cladding fiber whose low order cladding modes have the turning point at large wavelengths. The combination of ... -
Sensors based on thin-film coated cladding removed multimode optical fiber and single-mode multimode single-mode fiber: a comparative study
Two simple optical fibre structures that do not require the inscription of a grating, a cladding removed multimode optical fibre (CRMOF) and a single-mode multimode single-mode structure (SMS), are compared in terms of ... -
Study and design of thin-film-deposited optical biosensing devices based on wavelength detection of resonances
A lo largo de esta tesis se presenta el estudio y diseño de varias plataformas de guía-ondas ópticas, con el fin de ver su viabilidad a la hora de usarlas como biosensores sobre fibra óptica u otros sustratos fotónicos. ...