Evaluation of the tapered PMMA fiber sensor response due to the ionic interaction within electrolytic solutions

• Main Authors: Batumalay, Malathy, Rahman, H. A., Kam, Wern, Ong, Yong Sheng, Ahmad, Fauzan, Zakaria, Rozalina, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi, Ahmad, H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
• Subjects: T Technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52776/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2013.850541

A tapered plastic multimode fiber (PMMA) optical sensor is proposed and demonstrated for continuous monitoring of solutions based on different concentration of sodium chloride and glucose in deionized water The tapered PMMA fiber was fabricated using an etching method involving deionized water and a...