Detection of volatile organic compounds using an optical fiber sensor coated with a sol-gel silica layer containing immobilized Nile red

Dejun Liu; Xiaokang Lian; Arun Kumar Mallik; Wei Han; Fangfang Wei; Jinhui Yuan; Chongxiu Yu; Gerald Farrell; Yuliya Semenova; Qiang Wu

doi:10.1117/12.2263671

23 April 2017 Detection of volatile organic compounds using an optical fiber sensor coated with a sol-gel silica layer containing immobilized Nile red

Dejun Liu, Xiaokang Lian, Arun Kumar Mallik, Wei Han, Fangfang Wei, Jinhui Yuan, Chongxiu Yu, Gerald Farrell, Yuliya Semenova, Qiang Wu

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Proceedings Volume 10323, 25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors; 103232W (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263671
Event: 25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 2017, Jeju, Korea, Republic of

Abstract

A simple volatile organic compound (VOC) sensor based on a tapered small core singlemode fiber (SCSMF) structure is reported. The tapered SCSMF fiber structure with a waist diameter of 7.0 μm is fabricated using a customized microheater brushing technique. Silica based material containing immobilized Nile red was prepared by a sol-gel method and was used as a coating applied to the surface of the tapered fiber structure. Different coating thicknesses created by a 2-pass and 4-pass coating process are investigated. The experiments demonstrate that both sensors show a linear response at different gas concentrations to all three tested VOCs (methanol, ethanol and acetone). The sensor with a thicker coating shows better sensitivities but longer response and recovery times. The best measurement resolutions for the 4-pass coating sensor are estimated to be 2.3 ppm, 1.5 ppm and 3.1 ppm for methanol, ethanol and acetone, respectively. The fastest response and recovery time of 1 min and 5 min are demonstrated by the sensor in the case of methanol.

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Dejun Liu, Xiaokang Lian, Arun Kumar Mallik, Wei Han, Fangfang Wei, Jinhui Yuan, Chongxiu Yu, Gerald Farrell, Yuliya Semenova, and Qiang Wu "Detection of volatile organic compounds using an optical fiber sensor coated with a sol-gel silica layer containing immobilized Nile red", Proc. SPIE 10323, 25th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 103232W (23 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263671

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