Effect of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanoparticle coating on the detection performance of microfiber knot resonator sensors for relative humidity measurement
Faruki, M. J., Ab Razak, M. Z., Azzuhri, S. R. , Rahman, M. T., Soltanian, M. R. K., Brambilla, G., Rahman, B. M., Grattan, K. T. V., De La Rue, R. M. & Ahmad, H. (2016). Effect of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanoparticle coating on the detection performance of microfiber knot resonator sensors for relative humidity measurement. Materials Express, 6(6), pp. 501-508. doi: 10.1166/mex.2016.1342
Abstract
In this study, the sensitivity and the linearity of the un-coated and TiO2-coated microfiber knot resonator (MKR) have been analyzed. The MKR is very sensitive to humidity changes since its refractive index is strongly humidity dependent. As a result, shifts occur in the resonance wavelength and there are also changes in output power. The un-coated MKR showed a sensitivity of 1.3 pm/%RH, in terms of the resonance wavelength, and a sensitivity of 0.0626 dB/%RH for the transmitted output power. The sensitivity increased greatly after the deposition of a porous TiO2 nanoparticle coating on the MKR. The TiO2-coated MKR showed an improved sensitivity of 2.5 pm/%RH, with respect to the resonance wavelength, and 0.0836 dB/%RH for the transmitted output power. This MKR sensor has the potential for use in a variety of humidity sensing applications.
| Publication Type: | Article |
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| Publisher Keywords: | fiber sensor; humidity sensor; microfiber knot resonator; tapered fiber; titanium dioxide (tio2) |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Departments: | School of Science & Technology > Engineering |
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