Optimization of a Fabry-Perot Sensing Interferometer Design for an Optical Fiber Sensor of Hematocrit Level

• Authors: P. Wierzba , M. Jędrzejewska-Szczerska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Continuous measurement of the hematocrit level in blood can potentially be performed using optical fibre sensors. The Fabry-Perot interferometric sensors are a promising candidate in this application. The most important step in the design of the sensor is design of the sensing interferometer. Adequate cavity length and high interference contrast are two most important requirements in this application. The design method of the sensing interferometer presented in this paper uses a Gaussian beam approximation. In order to verify the design, an optical fibre Fabry-Perot interferometer with adjustable cavity length was built. Its performance was tested, confirming validity of the design approach.

Keywords

EN

07.60.Ly; 03.75.Dg; 42.81.Pa; 07.60.Vg

Discipline

• 07.60.Vg: Fiber-optic instruments(see also 42.81.-i Fiber optics)
• 07.60.Ly: Interferometers
• 42.81.Pa: Sensors, gyros
• 03.75.Dg: Atom and neutron interferometry

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 124
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 586-588

Dates

published

2013-09

Contributors

author

P. Wierzba

• Department of Metrology and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

author

M. Jędrzejewska-Szczerska

• Department of Metrology and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.124.586