In-Line Gas Sensor Based on the Optical Fiber Taper Technology with a Graphene Oxide Layer

Stasiewicz, Karol Antoni; Jakubowska, Iwona; Moś, Joanna; Kosturek, Rafał; Kowiorski, Krystian

doi:10.3390/electronics12040830

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In-Line Gas Sensor Based on the Optical Fiber Taper Technology with a Graphene Oxide Layer

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Karol Antoni Stasiewicz

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Iwona Jakubowska

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Joanna Moś

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Rafał Kosturek

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Krystian Kowiorski

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Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2 Gen. Kaliskiego St., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland

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Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, Materials for the Energy Sector Research Group, Aleja Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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Electronics 2023, 12(4), 830; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12040830

Submission received: 20 January 2023 / Revised: 1 February 2023 / Accepted: 3 February 2023 / Published: 7 February 2023

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Optical Fibers for Fiber Sensors)

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This article investigates the possibilities of gas detection using a tapered optical fiber coated with a graphene oxide layer. Measurement is based on changes in light beam propagation depending on the process of gas absorption to the graphene oxide layer. In this paper, we investigated the light change in a double-clad tapered optical fiber in a wide optical range. We present a special platform constructed for the deposition of additional functional materials that enable the preparation of the sensor module. Our results present differences in light transmission for three different kinds of gasses pure nitrogen, pure hydrogen, and a mixture of propane–butane. Measurements were provided in a wide range of 500 nm–1800 nm to find the most sensitive ages for which we are able to detect mentioned absorption and their interaction with light. Obtained results for pure gasses for which the refractive indices are similar to the air show the greatest changes for the visible range 750 nm–850 nm, and for propane–butane, changes are much visible in the whole investigated range.

Keywords: tapered optical fiber; graphene oxide layers; optical fiber sensors; optical fiber technology; gas sensors; Hummers’ method

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Stasiewicz, K.A.; Jakubowska, I.; Moś, J.; Kosturek, R.; Kowiorski, K. In-Line Gas Sensor Based on the Optical Fiber Taper Technology with a Graphene Oxide Layer. Electronics 2023, 12, 830. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12040830

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Stasiewicz KA, Jakubowska I, Moś J, Kosturek R, Kowiorski K. In-Line Gas Sensor Based on the Optical Fiber Taper Technology with a Graphene Oxide Layer. Electronics. 2023; 12(4):830. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12040830

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Stasiewicz, Karol Antoni, Iwona Jakubowska, Joanna Moś, Rafał Kosturek, and Krystian Kowiorski. 2023. "In-Line Gas Sensor Based on the Optical Fiber Taper Technology with a Graphene Oxide Layer" Electronics 12, no. 4: 830. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12040830

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Stasiewicz, K. A., Jakubowska, I., Moś, J., Kosturek, R., & Kowiorski, K. (2023). In-Line Gas Sensor Based on the Optical Fiber Taper Technology with a Graphene Oxide Layer. Electronics, 12(4), 830. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12040830

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