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Minardo A, Bernini R, Berruti GM, Breglio G, Bruno FA, Buontempo S, Campopiano S, Catalano E, Consales M, Coscetta A, Cusano A, Cutolo MA, Di Palma P, Esposito F, Fienga F, Giordano M, Iele A, Iadicicco A, Irace A, Janneh M, Laudati A, Leone M, Maresca L, Marrazzo VR, Pisco M, Quero G, Riccio M, Srivastava A, Vaiano P, Zeni L, Cutolo A. Innovative Photonic Sensors for Safety and Security, Part I: Fundamentals, Infrastructural and Ground Transportations. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 23:2558. [PMID: 36904762 PMCID: PMC10007142 DOI: 10.3390/s23052558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Our group, involving researchers from different universities in Campania, Italy, has been working for the last twenty years in the field of photonic sensors for safety and security in healthcare, industrial and environment applications. This is the first in a series of three companion papers. In this paper, we introduce the main concepts of the technologies employed for the realization of our photonic sensors. Then, we review our main results concerning the innovative applications for infrastructural and transportation monitoring.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aldo Minardo
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
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- Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico dell’Ambiente, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Diocleziano 328, 81024 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Corso Garibaldi 107, Palazzo Bosco Lucarelli, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Corso Garibaldi 107, Palazzo Bosco Lucarelli, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), 80125 Napoli, Italy
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
- Optosensing Ltd., Via Carlo de Marco 69, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Corso Garibaldi 107, Palazzo Bosco Lucarelli, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Corso Garibaldi 107, Palazzo Bosco Lucarelli, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto per i Polimeri, Compositi e Biomateriali Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche via Enrico Fermi 1, 80055 Portici, Italy
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- CERICT SCARL, CNOS Center, Viale Traiano, Palazzo ex Poste, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- CERICT SCARL, CNOS Center, Viale Traiano, Palazzo ex Poste, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Corso Garibaldi 107, Palazzo Bosco Lucarelli, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Corso Garibaldi 107, Palazzo Bosco Lucarelli, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Corso Garibaldi 107, Palazzo Bosco Lucarelli, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Corso Garibaldi 107, Palazzo Bosco Lucarelli, 82100 Benevento, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy
- Optosensing Ltd., Via Carlo de Marco 69, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e delle Tecnologie dell’Informazione, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125 Napoli, Italy
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Liu S, Zhou M, Zhang Z, Sun Z, Bai Z, Wang Y. Ultrasensitive refractometer based on helical long-period fiber grating near the dispersion turning point. OPTICS LETTERS 2022; 47:2602-2605. [PMID: 35561411 DOI: 10.1364/ol.456571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Precise and accurate measurements of the optical refractive index (RI) for liquids are increasingly finding applications in biochemistry and biomedicine. Here, we demonstrate a dual-resonance helical long-period fiber grating (HLPFG) near the dispersion turning point (DTP), which exhibits an ultrahigh RI sensitivity (∼25546 nm/RIU at ∼1.440). The achieved RI sensitivity is, to the best of our knowledge, more than one order of magnitude higher than a conventional HLPFG. The ultrahigh RI sensitivity can improve the RI measurement precision and accuracy significantly. Furthermore, ultralow wavelength shifts (nearly zero) with temperature and strain ranging from 20 to 100°C and 0 to 2226 µε, respectively, are also demonstrated for the proposed HLPFG, which may be a good candidate for developing new low-cross-talk sensors.
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Stancalie A, Esposito F, Neguț CD, Ghena M, Mihalcea R, Srivastava A, Campopiano S, Iadicicco A. A New Setup for Real-Time Investigations of Optical Fiber Sensors Subjected to Gamma-Rays: Case Study on Long Period Gratings. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 20:E4129. [PMID: 32722264 PMCID: PMC7436142 DOI: 10.3390/s20154129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this work, we present a new setup for real-time investigations of optical fibers and optical fiber sensors while being subjected to gamma-rays. The investigation of the radiation effects on novel or well-assessed sensing devices has attracted a lot of interest, however, the facilities required to do this (when available) are barely accessible to the device to be characterized. In order to reduce the limitations of these types of experiments and ensure a highly controlled environment, we implemented a configuration that permits the on-line testing of optical components inside a Co-60 gamma chamber research irradiator. To show the advantages of this new approach, we present a case study that compares an arc-induced optical fiber long period grating (LPG) irradiated in a gamma chamber with the same type of grating irradiated with gamma-rays from a Co-60 industrial irradiator. In order to better understand the effects of radiation on such components and their behavior in radiation environments, we focus on the homogeneity of the radiation field and parameter customizability as well as the high reproducibility of the experiments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrei Stancalie
- National Institute Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Center for Advanced Laser Technologies (CETAL), 409 Atomiştilor St., RO-077125 Măgurele, Romania; (A.S.); (M.G.); (R.M.)
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- Department of Engineering, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Naples, Italy; (A.S.); (S.C.); (A.I.)
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- “Horia Hulubei” National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering, 30 Reactorului St., RO-077125 Magurele, Romania;
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- National Institute Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Center for Advanced Laser Technologies (CETAL), 409 Atomiştilor St., RO-077125 Măgurele, Romania; (A.S.); (M.G.); (R.M.)
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- National Institute Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Center for Advanced Laser Technologies (CETAL), 409 Atomiştilor St., RO-077125 Măgurele, Romania; (A.S.); (M.G.); (R.M.)
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- Department of Engineering, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Naples, Italy; (A.S.); (S.C.); (A.I.)
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- Department of Engineering, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Naples, Italy; (A.S.); (S.C.); (A.I.)
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- Department of Engineering, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Centro Direzionale Isola C4, 80143 Naples, Italy; (A.S.); (S.C.); (A.I.)
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Salunkhe TT, Lee DJ, Lee HK, Choi HW, Park SJ, Kim IT. Enhancing Temperature Sensitivity of the Fabry-Perot Interferometer Sensor with Optimization of the Coating Thickness of Polystyrene. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20030794. [PMID: 32024014 PMCID: PMC7038769 DOI: 10.3390/s20030794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
The exploration of novel polymers for temperature sensing with high sensitivity has attracted tremendous research interest. Hence, we report a polystyrene-coated optical fiber temperature sensor with high sensitivity. To enhance the temperature sensitivity, flat, thin, smooth, and air bubble-free polystyrene was coated on the edge surface of a single-mode optical fiber, where the coating thickness was varied based on the solution concentration. Three thicknesses of the polystyrene layer were obtained as 2.0, 4.1, and 8.0 μm. The temperature sensor with 2.0 μm thick polystyrene exhibited the highest temperature sensitivity of 439.89 pm °C-1 in the temperature range of 25-100 °C. This could be attributed to the very uniform and thin coating of polystyrene, along with the reasonable coefficient of thermal expansion and thermo-optic coefficient of polystyrene. Overall, the experimental results proved the effectiveness of the proposed polystyrene-coated temperature sensor for accurate temperature measurement.
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- Tejaswi Tanaji Salunkhe
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea; (T.T.S.); (D.J.L.); (H.K.L.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea; (T.T.S.); (D.J.L.); (H.K.L.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea; (T.T.S.); (D.J.L.); (H.K.L.)
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea;
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea; (T.T.S.); (D.J.L.); (H.K.L.)
- Correspondence: (S.J.P.); (I.T.K.); Tel.: +82-31-750-5358 (S.J.P.); +82-31-750-8835 (I.T.K.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Korea; (T.T.S.); (D.J.L.); (H.K.L.)
- Correspondence: (S.J.P.); (I.T.K.); Tel.: +82-31-750-5358 (S.J.P.); +82-31-750-8835 (I.T.K.)
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