Micro and Nanostructured Materials for the Development of Optical Fibre Sensors

Cesar Elosua; Francisco Javier Arregui; Ignacio Del Villar; Carlos Ruiz-Zamarreño; Jesus M. Corres; Candido Bariain; Javier Goicoechea; Miguel Hernaez; Pedro J. Rivero; Abian B. Socorro; Aitor Urrutia; Pedro Sanchez; Pablo Zubiate; Diego Lopez-Torres; Nerea De Acha; Joaquin Ascorbe; Aritz Ozcariz; Ignacio R. Matias

doi:10.3390/s17102312

Sensors (Oct 2017)

Micro and Nanostructured Materials for the Development of Optical Fibre Sensors

Cesar Elosua,
Francisco Javier Arregui,
Ignacio Del Villar,
Carlos Ruiz-Zamarreño,
Jesus M. Corres,
Candido Bariain,
Javier Goicoechea,
Miguel Hernaez,
Pedro J. Rivero,
Abian B. Socorro,
Aitor Urrutia,
Pedro Sanchez,
Pablo Zubiate,
Diego Lopez-Torres,
Nerea De Acha,
Joaquin Ascorbe,
Aritz Ozcariz,
Ignacio R. Matias

Affiliations

Cesar Elosua: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Francisco Javier Arregui: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Ignacio Del Villar: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Carlos Ruiz-Zamarreño: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Jesus M. Corres: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Candido Bariain: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Javier Goicoechea: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Miguel Hernaez: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Pedro J. Rivero: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Abian B. Socorro: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Aitor Urrutia: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Pedro Sanchez: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Pablo Zubiate: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Diego Lopez-Torres: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Nerea De Acha: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Joaquin Ascorbe: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Aritz Ozcariz: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain
Ignacio R. Matias: Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre, E-31006 Pamplona, Spain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s17102312
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 10
p. 2312

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The measurement of chemical and biomedical parameters can take advantage of the features exclusively offered by optical fibre: passive nature, electromagnetic immunity and chemical stability are some of the most relevant ones. The small dimensions of the fibre generally require that the sensing material be loaded into a supporting matrix whose morphology is adjusted at a nanometric scale. Thanks to the advances in nanotechnology new deposition methods have been developed: they allow reagents from different chemical nature to be embedded into films with a thickness always below a few microns that also show a relevant aspect ratio to ensure a high transduction interface. This review reveals some of the main techniques that are currently been employed to develop this kind of sensors, describing in detail both the resulting supporting matrices as well as the sensing materials used. The main objective is to offer a general view of the state of the art to expose the main challenges and chances that this technology is facing currently.

Published in Sensors

ISSN: 1424-8220 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors

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