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Abstract

While fluorescence-based fiber optic sensors for measuring both pH and oxygen concentration (O2) are well known, current sensors are often limited by their response time and drift, which limits the use of existing fiber optic sensors of this type in wider applications, for example in physiology and other fields. Several new fiber optical sensors have been developed and optimized, with respect to key features such as tip shape and coating layer thickness. In this work, preliminary results on the performance of a suite of pH sensors with fast response times, < 3 second and oxygen sensors (O2) with response times < 0.2 second. The sensors have been calibrated and their performance analyzed using the Henderson–Hasselbalch equation (pH) and classic Lehrer-model (O2).

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright 2020 Society of Photo‑Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this publication for a fee or for commercial purposes, and modification of the contents of the publication are prohibited.
Publisher Keywords:	optical fibers, fiber optics, fluorescence, luminescence, decay time, sensor, pH, oxygen, O2, fast response time
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Departments:	School of Science & Technology > Engineering
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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