Optical Fiber Relative Humidity Sensor Based on a FBG with a Di-Ureasil Coating

dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Sandra F. H.
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorPecoraro, Édison [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLima, Patricia P.
dc.contributor.authorVarum, Humberto
dc.contributor.authorCarlos, Luis D.
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Rute A. S.
dc.contributor.authorAndre, Paulo S.
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Aveiro
dc.contributor.institutionInst Telecomunicacoes
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T14:20:32Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T14:20:32Z
dc.date.issued2012-07-01
dc.description.abstractIn this work we proposed a relative humidity (RH) sensor based on a Bragg grating written in an optical fiber, associated with a coating of organo-silica hybrid material prepared by the sol-gel method. The organo-silica-based coating has a strong adhesion to the optical fiber and its expansion is reversibly affected by the change in the RH values (15.0-95.0%) of the surrounding environment, allowing an increased sensitivity (22.2 pm/%RH) and durability due to the presence of a siliceous-based inorganic component. The developed sensor was tested in a real structure health monitoring essay, in which the RH inside two concrete blocks with different porosity values was measured over 1 year. The results demonstrated the potential of the proposed optical sensor in the monitoring of civil engineering structures.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Aveiro, Dept Phys, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationUniv Aveiro, CICECO, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationInst Telecomunicacoes, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Quim, BR-14800900 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Aveiro, Dept Civil Engn, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Quim, BR-14800900 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
dc.description.sponsorshipFEDER
dc.description.sponsorshipCOMPETE
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCOMPETE: PTDC/CTM/101324/2008
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCOMPETE: PEst-C/CTM/LA0011/2011
dc.description.sponsorshipIdSFRH/BD/41077/2007
dc.description.sponsorshipIdSFRH/BPD/34365/2006
dc.description.sponsorshipIdSFRH/BPD/76735/2011
dc.format.extent8847-8860
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s120708847
dc.identifier.citationSensors. Basel: Mdpi Ag, v. 12, n. 7, p. 8847-8860, 2012.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/s120708847
dc.identifier.fileWOS000306796500024.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1424-8220
dc.identifier.lattes528258491277437
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5049-8797
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/26170
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000306796500024
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMdpi Ag
dc.relation.ispartofSensors
dc.relation.ispartofjcr2.475
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,584
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectfiber Bragg gratingsen
dc.subjectoptical fiber sensorsen
dc.subjectrelative humidityen
dc.subjectorgano-silica hybriden
dc.subjectstructure health monitoringen
dc.titleOptical Fiber Relative Humidity Sensor Based on a FBG with a Di-Ureasil Coatingen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.mdpi.com/about/openaccess
dcterms.rightsHolderMdpi Ag
unesp.author.lattes528258491277437[3]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-5049-8797[3]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Química, Araraquarapt

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