Infrared Evanescent Wave Sensing Based on a Ge10As30Se40Te20 Fiber for Alcohol Detection
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Ge10As30Se40Te20 Fiber
2.2. Preparation and Encapsulation of Tapered Fiber
2.3. Construction of Sensing Device
2.4. Preparation of Liquid Samples
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Simulation of Fibers with Different Diameters
3.2. Properties of GAST Glass and Fiber
3.3. Sensing Performance of Fibers with Different dw
3.4. Detection of Ethanol in Alcohols
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | Nominal Composition (mol.%) | Measured Composition (mol.%) | Δ (mol.%) |
---|---|---|---|
Ge | 10 | 10.1 | 0.1 |
As | 30 | 29.8 | 0.2 |
Se | 40 | 39.9 | 0.1 |
Te | 20 | 20.2 | 0.2 |
Alcohols | Measured (vol.%) | Calibrated (vol.%) | Δ (vol.%) |
---|---|---|---|
Chinese baijiu A | 52.4 | 54 | 1.6 |
Chinese baijiu B | 42.5 | 42 | 0.5 |
Chinese baijiu C | 39.1 | 40 | 0.8 |
Red wine | 12.4 | 12.5 | 0.1 |
Shaoxing wine | 9.9 | 10.5 | 0.6 |
Tsingtao beer | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
Rio cocktail | 3.1 | 3 | 0.1 |
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Li, Z.; Zhao, Y.; You, T.; Zhu, J.; Xia, M.; Lu, P.; Zhang, X.; Xu, Y. Infrared Evanescent Wave Sensing Based on a Ge10As30Se40Te20 Fiber for Alcohol Detection. Sensors 2023, 23, 4841. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104841
Li Z, Zhao Y, You T, Zhu J, Xia M, Lu P, Zhang X, Xu Y. Infrared Evanescent Wave Sensing Based on a Ge10As30Se40Te20 Fiber for Alcohol Detection. Sensors. 2023; 23(10):4841. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104841
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Zijian, Yongkun Zhao, Tianxiang You, Jihong Zhu, Mengling Xia, Ping Lu, Xianghua Zhang, and Yinsheng Xu. 2023. "Infrared Evanescent Wave Sensing Based on a Ge10As30Se40Te20 Fiber for Alcohol Detection" Sensors 23, no. 10: 4841. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104841
APA StyleLi, Z., Zhao, Y., You, T., Zhu, J., Xia, M., Lu, P., Zhang, X., & Xu, Y. (2023). Infrared Evanescent Wave Sensing Based on a Ge10As30Se40Te20 Fiber for Alcohol Detection. Sensors, 23(10), 4841. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23104841