A microfiber coupler tip thermometer

Opt Express. 2012 Feb 27;20(5):5402-8. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.005402.

Abstract

A compact thermometer based on a broadband microfiber coupler tip is demonstrated. This sensor can measure a broad temperature interval ranging from room temperature to 1283 °C with sub-200 µm spatial resolution. An average sensitivity of 11.96 pm/°C was achieved for a coupler tip with ~2.5 µm diameter. This is the highest temperature measured with a silica optical fiber device.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation*
  • Miniaturization
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Thermography / instrumentation*
  • Thermography / methods*
  • Thermometers*

Substances

  • Silicon Dioxide