A self-referenced optical intensity sensor network using POFBGs for biomedical applications

Alberto Tapetado Moraleda; David Sánchez Montero; David J. Webb; Carmen Vázquez García

doi:10.3390/s141224029

A self-referenced optical intensity sensor network using POFBGs for biomedical applications

Alberto Tapetado Moraleda, David Sánchez Montero, David J. Webb, Carmen Vázquez García

Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AiPT)

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Abstract

This work bridges the gap between the remote interrogation of multiple optical sensors and the advantages of using inherently biocompatible low-cost polymer optical fiber (POF)-based photonic sensing. A novel hybrid sensor network combining both silica fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) and polymer FBGs (POFBG) is analyzed. The topology is compatible with WDM networks so multiple remote sensors can be addressed providing high scalability. A central monitoring unit with virtual data processing is implemented, which could be remotely located up to units of km away. The feasibility of the proposed solution for potential medical environments and biomedical applications is shown.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	24029-24045
Number of pages	17
Journal	Sensors
Volume	14
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/s141224029
Publication status	Published - 12 Dec 2014

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This is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Funding: Spanish Ministry of Economía y Competitividad (TEC2012-37983-C03-02); Comunidad de Madrid (S2013/MIT-2790); and ICT COST action TD1001.

Keywords

biomedical applications
polymer optical fiber Bragg grating (POFBG)
self-referenced fiber-optic sensor
WDM network

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Self-referenced optical intensity sensor network using POFBGs for biomedical applications
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