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Towards extremely sensitive ultraviolet-light sensors employing photochromic optical microfiber

Towards extremely sensitive ultraviolet-light sensors employing photochromic optical microfiber
Towards extremely sensitive ultraviolet-light sensors employing photochromic optical microfiber
We propose an extremely responsive ultraviolet-light sensor (-1.39 × 106 dB/(W/cm2) based on photochromic optical microfiber. A densely packed planar coil of ZBLAN optical microfiber is doped with photochromic dyes. Under ultraviolet radiation, the photochromic microfiber experiences temporary photodarkening, and the change in the transmission of the probe light provides a measure of the incident ultraviolet light.This novel design grants an enhancement in sensitivity (3.13 nW/cm2) by at least one order of magnitude compared to traditional electrical counterparts.
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Chen, George Y.
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Chen, George Y.
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Chen, George Y. and Wang, Zilong (2015) Towards extremely sensitive ultraviolet-light sensors employing photochromic optical microfiber. Journal of Sensors, 2015 (586318), 1-7. (doi:10.1155/2015/586318).

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We propose an extremely responsive ultraviolet-light sensor (-1.39 × 106 dB/(W/cm2) based on photochromic optical microfiber. A densely packed planar coil of ZBLAN optical microfiber is doped with photochromic dyes. Under ultraviolet radiation, the photochromic microfiber experiences temporary photodarkening, and the change in the transmission of the probe light provides a measure of the incident ultraviolet light.This novel design grants an enhancement in sensitivity (3.13 nW/cm2) by at least one order of magnitude compared to traditional electrical counterparts.

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Accepted/In Press date: 20 April 2015
Published date: 2015
Additional Information: Invited paper
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre
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Local EPrints ID: 378430
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/378430
DOI: doi:10.1155/2015/586318
ISSN: 1687-725X
PURE UUID: 6d4b83a2-e46e-4df1-a074-af04368a4bee

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Date deposited: 29 Jun 2015 10:41
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 20:23

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Author: George Y. Chen
Author: Zilong Wang

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