Chemical sensors based on long period fiber gratings: A review

Fiber optic devices are being increasingly employed in the fields of chemical and environmental sensing due to their important features, such as high accuracy, small size, chemical inertness, remote operation and multiplexing capabilities. In this work, a thorough review about the design, fabricatio...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:169729a6c6dd4b5da6d7fa0d2a2c43ce2021-11-26T04:42:24ZChemical sensors based on long period fiber gratings: A review2666-950110.1016/j.rio.2021.100196https://doaj.org/article/169729a6c6dd4b5da6d7fa0d2a2c43ce2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666950121001413https://doaj.org/toc/2666-9501Fiber optic devices are being increasingly employed in the fields of chemical and environmental sensing due to their important features, such as high accuracy, small size, chemical inertness, remote operation and multiplexing capabilities. In this work, a thorough review about the design, fabrication and characterization of fiber optic chemical sensors based on long period grating (LPG) technology is reported. The emphasis is placed on transducer designs and features as well as the techniques to enhance the sensitivity. Subsequently, coating materials to be deposited around the grating region, providing a selective response to the target analytes are described in detail. Finally, the different applications are reviewed, mainly related to the monitoring of environmental parameters, volatile organic compounds, hazardous gases, heavy metal ions, corrosion, marine salinity and food quality. The aim of this work is to deliver a comprehensive analysis regarding the state-of-the-art solutions about LPG-based chemical sensors and to summarize the current shortcomings and upcoming research paths.Flavio EspositoElsevierarticleChemical sensorsFiber optic sensorsGas sensorsLong period gratingsOptical sensorsOptics. LightQC350-467ENResults in Optics, Vol 5, Iss , Pp 100196- (2021)
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collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Chemical sensors
Fiber optic sensors
Gas sensors
Long period gratings
Optical sensors
Optics. Light
QC350-467
spellingShingle Chemical sensors
Fiber optic sensors
Gas sensors
Long period gratings
Optical sensors
Optics. Light
QC350-467
Flavio Esposito
Chemical sensors based on long period fiber gratings: A review
description Fiber optic devices are being increasingly employed in the fields of chemical and environmental sensing due to their important features, such as high accuracy, small size, chemical inertness, remote operation and multiplexing capabilities. In this work, a thorough review about the design, fabrication and characterization of fiber optic chemical sensors based on long period grating (LPG) technology is reported. The emphasis is placed on transducer designs and features as well as the techniques to enhance the sensitivity. Subsequently, coating materials to be deposited around the grating region, providing a selective response to the target analytes are described in detail. Finally, the different applications are reviewed, mainly related to the monitoring of environmental parameters, volatile organic compounds, hazardous gases, heavy metal ions, corrosion, marine salinity and food quality. The aim of this work is to deliver a comprehensive analysis regarding the state-of-the-art solutions about LPG-based chemical sensors and to summarize the current shortcomings and upcoming research paths.
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title Chemical sensors based on long period fiber gratings: A review
title_short Chemical sensors based on long period fiber gratings: A review
title_full Chemical sensors based on long period fiber gratings: A review
title_fullStr Chemical sensors based on long period fiber gratings: A review
title_full_unstemmed Chemical sensors based on long period fiber gratings: A review
title_sort chemical sensors based on long period fiber gratings: a review
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