Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1999, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (7): 1047.

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A Novel Fiber-optic Chemical Sensor Based on Change of Sample Refractive Index

WANG Ke-Min, ZHOU Lei-Ji, MAO Da-Jun, YANG Xiao-Hai   

  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082
  • Received:1999-01-29 Online:1999-07-24 Published:1999-07-24

Abstract: Anovel unclad optical chemical sensor is reported. This sensor is operated by the detection of the mode-filtered light emanating from an optical fiber based on the changes of analyte refractive index(RI). Compared with measuring changes in the transmitted light at the end of the fiber optic, it has a great advantage in signal to noise ratio(S/N) against a low background. In this paper, response characteristics of the sensor are discussed by measure-ment of ethanol and acetic acid respectively. The sensor is hoped to have good prospects of applications in practice.

Key words: Fiber optic, Mode-filtered light, Refractive index, Sensor

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