157 research outputs found
Flow cell for strain- and temperature-compensated refractive index measurements by means of cascaded optical fibre long period and Bragg gratings
No full textAn optical fibre sensing system based on a hybrid cascaded long period grating (LPG) and fibre Bragg grating configuration and a thermo-stabilized flow cell for refractometric measurements is proposed. The system makes it possible to measure, and thus to cancel, the LPG cross-sensitivities to strain, temperature and fibre bending. The experimental results show that the proposed system provides satisfactory performances as far as the refractive index sensitivity and resolution are concerned. The maximum sensor sensitivity and resolution are 3120 nm/RIU and 2 × 10 -5 RIU, respectively. The whole system with its flow cell and the gratings fabrication are extensively described, together with the acquisition and data processing. The stability of the sensor for several hours was also tested. We believe that the proposed system can be successfully used for label-free chemical/biochemical sensing
Aspetti progettuali, organizzativi e sanitari per la sicurezza, la qualità e l’igiene negli allevamenti suinicoli
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Soluble human MHC class I molecules induce soluble Fas ligand secretion and trigger apoptosis in activated CD8(+) Fas (CD95)(+) T lymphocytes
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Long period and fiber Bragg gratings written within the same fiber for sensing purposes
No full textLong period gratings (LPGs) have been recently proposed as sensing elements of chemical/biological compounds, exploiting their sensitivity to the refractive index changes in the surrounding environment. One of the difficulties of their utilization for this purpose is their strong dependence also to strain and temperature effects. An intrinsic optical feedback able to eliminate these effects was developed by manufacturing on the same fiber the LPG and a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) which is immune from external refractive index changes and is influenced by strain and temperature. An accurate temperature measurement system is utilised to eliminate or in any case to reduce to a minimum the interferences coming from temperature changes. A KrF excimer laser is used to write both the gratings into the same photosensitive fiber. The period of the LPG and FBG gratings are 615 μm and 530 nm, respectively and the attenuation at their resonance wavelengths (1570 nm for LPG and 1534 nm for FBG) was of the order of 15-20 dB. The same source, a broadband superluminescent diode with emission peak at 1550 nm, is used to interrogate both the gratings. The transmission spectra is acquired by means of an optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) controlled by a PC and an in-house software identifies the attenuation band in the FBG and LPG transmission spectra and calculates the minimum values. A suitable thermo-stabilized flow cell with a volume of 50 μL containing the fiber with the two gratings, has been developed and characterized
Simulazione numerica di reticoli in guide realizzate in vetri fotorifrattivi drogati con terre rare
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