An All-Fiber Fabry–Pérot Sensor for Emulsion Concentration Measurements

This paper describes a Fabry–Pérot sensor-based measuring system for measuring fluid composition in demanding industrial applications. The design of the sensor is based on a two-parametric sensor, which enables the simultaneous measurement of temperature and refractive index (RI). The system Read More …

Miniature All-Fiber Electric Current/Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Birefringence Induced in Magnetooptic Liquid

This work presents a compact fiber-integrated sensor designed for high-resolution measurement of electric currents and magnetic fields using a magneto-optic liquid microcell. The primary goal is to develop a miniature, customizable sensor capable of operating in challenging environments where electrical Read More …

Multi‑core fiber‑optic dual‑axis differential accelerometer with a broadly configurable operating range

This paper presents a miniature, dual-axis, widely tunable fiber-optic accelerometer based on a four-core fiber mechanically coupled to an inertial mass by the superelastic NiTi microwire. The proposed structure forms a compact spring–damper system with an adjustable eigenfrequency and acceleration Read More …

An all-fiber Fabry-Perot sensor for emulsion concentration measurements

This paper describes a Fabry–Pérot sensor-based measuring system for measuring fluid composition in demanding industrial applications. The design of the sensor is based on a two-parametric sensor, which enables the simultaneous measurement of temperature and refractive index (RI). The system Read More …

Nano-strain resolution fiber-optic Fabry-Perot sensors compatible with moderate/low resolution VIS-NIR spectrometers

This paper reports on nano-strain resolution fiber-optic Fabry-Perot sensors produced by an improved selective etching method. The presented sensors exhibit high spectral sensitivity, low intrinsic temperature response, small size and mounting comparable to conventional Fiber Bragg gratings. Furthermore, the proposed Read More …

Resonant-opto-thermomechanical oscillator (ROTMO): a low-power, large displacement, high-frequency optically driven microactuator

A light-driven micromechanical oscillator is presented, which can be operated by a low optical power (in the mW, or even the µW range), can produce large mechanical displacements (>5–100 µm), and can be designed to operate at frequencies from sub-kHz up Read More …

All silica micro-fluidic flow injection sensor system for colorimetric chemical sensing

This paper presents a miniature, all-silica, flow-injection sensor. The sensor consists of an optical fiber-coupled microcell for spectral absorption measurements and a microfluidic reagent injection system. The proposed sensor operates in back reflection mode and, with its compact dimensions, (no Read More …

Optical micro-wire flow-velocity sensor

This paper presents a short response time, all-silica, gas-flow-velocity sensor. The active section of the sensor consists of a 16 µm diameter, highly optically absorbing micro-wire, which is heated remotely by a 980 nm light source. The heated microwire forms Read More …