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Fiber-optic sensor for liquid level measurement |
Optics Letters, Vol. 36, Issue 17, pp. 3425-3427 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.003425
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Abstract
A novel (to the best of our knowledge) liquid level sensor based on multimode interference (MMI) effects is proposed and demonstrated. By using a multimode fiber (MMF) without cladding, known as no-core fiber, liquids around the MMF modify the self-imaging properties of the MMI device and the liquid level can be detected. We show that the sensor exhibits a highly linear response with the sensing range and multiplexed operations easily controlled by just modifying the length of the no-core fiber. At the same time, we can measure the refractive index of the liquid based on the maximum peak wavelength shift. We can also use the sensor for continuous and discrete liquid level sensing applications, thus providing a liquid level sensor that is inexpensive with a very simple fabrication process.
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OCIS Codes
(060.2310) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics
(060.2370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics sensors
(120.0280) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Remote sensing and sensors
(280.4788) Remote sensing and sensors : Optical sensing and sensors
ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
History
Original Manuscript: June 3, 2011
Revised Manuscript: August 4, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: August 9, 2011
Published: August 29, 2011
Citation
J. E. Antonio-Lopez, J. J. Sanchez-Mondragon, P. LiKamWa, and D. A. May-Arrioja, "Fiber-optic sensor for liquid level measurement," Opt. Lett. 36, 3425-3427 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-36-17-3425
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