Acetone evaporation monitoring using a caterpillar-like microstructured fiber

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2015
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André Delgado Gomes
Ferreira,MFS
Moura,JP
Ricardo Melo André
Susana Oliveira Silva
Kobelke,J
Bierlich,J
Wondraczek,K
Schuster,K
Orlando Frazão
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A new microstructured optical fiber is demonstrated to detect acetone evaporation by observing the time response of the reflected signal at 1550nm. The sensor consists on a caterpillar-like fiber, with a transversal microfluidic channel created with a Focused Ion Beam technique, spliced to a single-mode fiber. Different stages were visible between the dipping and the evaporation of acetone and of a mixture of water and acetone. It was also possible to detect the presence of water vapor.
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