Chemical sensing using infrared flattened-fiber evanescent-wave spectroscopy

Oded Spector; Alla German; Lev Nagly; Abraham Katzir

doi:10.1117/12.372804

10 December 1999 Chemical sensing using infrared flattened-fiber evanescent-wave spectroscopy

Oded Spector, Alla German, Lev Nagly, Abraham Katzir

Proceedings Volume 3849, Infrared Optical Fibers and Their Applications; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.372804
Event: Photonics East '99, 1999, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The present paper describes a technique for enhancing the signal of fiber-optic evanescent wave spectroscopy (FEWS) in the infrared region, by flattening the sensing part of the fiber. FEWS is a novel method for measuring the absorption spectra of chemicals in contact with a segment of an optical fiber. It enables remote in-situ measurements using an optically closed system. The feasibility of FEWS for detecting chemical substances in air, water or biological liquids was proven. Theoretical computations and simulations found that the absorption signal is inversely proportional to the thickness of the fiber. These results were experimentally verified. A technique for flattening a central part of silver- halide (AgCl_xBr_1-x) fibers was developed. Fibers of thickness down to 50 (mu) were produced, and tests proved their enhanced evanescent wave spectroscopy performance. This will be important, in particular, for water or soil pollution monitoring, where extremely small quantities of pollutants have to be detected in a solution.

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Oded Spector, Alla German, Lev Nagly, and Abraham Katzir "Chemical sensing using infrared flattened-fiber evanescent-wave spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 3849, Infrared Optical Fibers and Their Applications, (10 December 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.372804

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