Sensors (Jul 2018)

Polymer Based Whispering Gallery Mode Humidity Sensor

  • Ann Britt Petermann,
  • Thomas Hildebrandt,
  • Uwe Morgner,
  • Bernhard Wilhelm Roth,
  • Merve Meinhardt-Wollweber

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/s18072383
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 7
p. 2383

Abstract

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Whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators are versatile high sensitivity sensors, but applications regularly suffer from elaborate and expensive manufacturing and read-out. We have realized a simple and inexpensive concept for an all-polymer WGM sensor. Here, we evaluate its performance for relative humidity measurements demonstrating a sensitivity of 47 pm/% RH. Our results show the sensor concepts’ promising potential for use in real-life applications and environments.

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