• Nanomaterials for functional textiles and fibers 

      Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid; Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid (Springer US, 2015)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Nanoparticles are very interesting because of their surface properties, different from bulk materials. Such properties make possible to endow ordinary products with new functionalities. Their relatively low cost with ...
    • Novel highly sensitive protein sensors based on tapered optical fibres modified with Au-based nanocoatings 

      Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Bojan, Kartheka; Marques, Leonel; Mullaney, Kevin; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; James, Stephen; Clark, Matt; Tatam, Ralph; Korposh, Sergiy (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Novel protein sensors based on tapered optical fibres modified with Au coatings deposited using two different procedures are proposed. Au-based coatings are deposited onto a nonadiabatic tapered optical fibre using (i) a ...
    • Optical fiber resonance-based pH sensors using gold nanoparticles into polymeric layer-by-layer coatings 

      Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Socorro Leránoz, Abián Bentor Upna Orcid; Hernáez Sáenz de Zaitigui, Miguel Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid (Springer-Verlag, 2016)   Artículo / Artikulua
    • Optical fiber sensors based on nanoparticle-embedded coatings 

      Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2015)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The use of nanoparticles (NPs) in scientific applications has attracted the attention of many researchers in the last few years. The use of NPs can help researchers to tune the physical characteristics of the sensing coating ...
    • Optical sensor based on polymer electrospun nanofibers for sensing humidity 

      Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid (2011)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      A novel humidity sensor based on polymer electrospun nanofibers coating onto an optical fiber is proposed in this work. The coating is composed of poly(acrylic acid), and its fabrication was performed by the electrospinning ...
    • Optical sensors based on lossy-mode resonances 

      Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Ascorbe Muruzabal, Joaquín Upna Orcid; Acha Morrás, Nerea de Upna Orcid; López Torres, Diego Upna Orcid; Zubiate Orzanco, Pablo Upna Orcid; Sánchez Zábal, Pedro Upna Orcid; Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Socorro Leránoz, Abián Bentor Upna Orcid; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid; Hernáez Sáenz de Zaitigui, Miguel Upna Orcid; Elosúa Aguado, César Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Bariáin Aisa, Cándido Upna Orcid; Corres Sanz, Jesús María Upna Orcid; Ruiz Zamarreño, Carlos Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Del Villar, Ignacio Upna Orcid (Elsevier Science, 2017)   Artículo / Artikulua
    • Photonic crystal fiber temperature sensor based on quantum dot nanocoatings 

      Larrión Zabaleta, Beatriz Upna; Hernáez Sáenz de Zaitigui, Miguel Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Bravo Larrea, Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid (Hindawi / Wiley, 2009)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Quantum dot nanocoatings have been deposited by means of the Layer-by-Layer technique on the inner holes of Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCFs) for the fabrication of temperature sensors. The optical properties of these sensors ...
    • Route towards a label-free optical waveguide sensing platform based on lossy mode resonances 

      Ruiz Zamarreño, Carlos Upna Orcid; Zubiate Orzanco, Pablo Upna Orcid; Ozcariz Celaya, Aritz Upna Orcid; Elosúa Aguado, César Upna Orcid; Socorro Leránoz, Abián Bentor Upna Orcid; Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; López Torres, Diego Upna Orcid; Acha Morrás, Nerea de Upna Orcid; Ascorbe Muruzabal, Joaquín Upna Orcid; Vitoria Pascual, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Imas González, José Javier Upna Orcid; Corres Sanz, Jesús María Upna Orcid; Díaz Lucas, Silvia Upna Orcid; Hernáez Sáenz de Zaitigui, Miguel Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid; Del Villar, Ignacio Upna Orcid (IFSA Publishing, 2019)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      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 ...
    • Self-referenced optical fiber sensor based on LSPR generated by gold and silver nanoparticles embedded in layer-by-layer nanostructured coatings 

      Martínez Hernández, María Elena Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid; Sandúa Fernández, Xabier; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2022)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      In this work, an optical fiber sensor based on the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) phenomenon has been designed for the detection of two different chemical species (mercury and hydrogen peroxide) by using ...
    • Self-referenced optical fiber sensor for hydrogen peroxide detection based on LSPR of metallic nanoparticles in layer-by-layer films 

      Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid; Sada Oreja, Samuel; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2019)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Intensity-based optical fiber sensors are one of the most studied sensor approaches thanks to their simplicity and low cost. Nevertheless, their main issue is their lack of robustness since any light source fluctuation, ...
    • Sensitivity improvement of a humidity sensor based on silica nanospheres on a long-period fiber grating 

      Viegas, Diana; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Santos, José Luís; Araújo, Francisco Moita; Ferreira, Luis Alberto; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2009)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      This work addresses a new configuration that improves the sensitivity of a humidity sensor based on a long-period fiber grating coated with a SiO(2)-nanospheres film. An intermediate higher refractive index overlay, ...
    • Silicon carbide as a material-based high-impedance surface for enhanced absorption within ultra-thin metallic films 

      Pérez Escudero, José Manuel Upna Orcid; Buldain, Iban; Beruete Díaz, Miguel Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Liberal Olleta, Íñigo Upna Orcid (Optical Society of America, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The absorption of infrared radiation within ultra-thin metallic films is technologically relevant for different thermal engineering applications and optoelectronic devices, as well as for fundamental research on sub-nanometer ...
    • Silver nanoparticles loaded electrospun nanofibers for humidity optical fiber sensing 

      Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Rodríguez, Yoany; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid (2012)   Contribución a congreso / Biltzarrerako ekarpena  OpenAccess
      In this work, a new optical device based on silver loaded electrospun nanofibers (ENFs) for measuring Relative Humidity is proposed. Fiber mats composed of poly(acrylic acid) and β-cyclodextrin were deposited onto an optical ...
    • Simultaneous measurement of humidity and temperature based on a partially coated optical fiber long period grating 

      Urrutia Azcona, Aitor Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Ricchiuti, Amelia L.; Barrera, D.; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid (Elsevier, 2016)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      A humidity and temperature optical fiber sensor based on a long-period grating (LPG), which can provide simultaneous response to both magnitudes, is proposed and demonstrated via experiments. Previously, the LPG was fully ...
    • Study and optimization of self-assembled polymeric multilayer structures with neutral red for pH sensing applications 

      Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid; Arregui San Martín, Francisco Javier Upna Orcid; Corres Sanz, Jesús María Upna Orcid; Matías Maestro, Ignacio Upna Orcid (Hindawi / Wiley, 2008)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The characterization of nanostructured thin films is critical in the design and fabrication of optical sensors. Particularly, this work is a detailed study of the properties of layer-by-layer electrostatic self-assembled ...
    • Vibration detection using optical fiber sensors 

      Rodríguez García, Yoany; Corres Sanz, Jesús María Upna Orcid; Goicoechea Fernández, Javier Upna Orcid (Hindawi, 2010)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Condition monitoring of heavy electromechanical equipment is commonly accomplished in the industry using vibration analysis. Several techniques, mainly based on capacitive and piezoelectric accelerometers, have been applied ...

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