%0 Journal Article
%@ 1558-1748
%A Caroselli, R
%A Martin Sanchez, D
%A Ponce-Alcantara, S
%A Prats Quilez, F
%A Torrijos Moran, L
%A Garcia-Ruperez, J
%D 2018
%F discovery:10082998
%I IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
%J IEEE Sensors Journal
%K Fiber-optic sensor, porous silicon, Bragg reflector, microcavity, temperature monitoring
%N 13
%P 5361-5367
%T Experimental Study of a Real-Time and Highly Sensitive Fiber-Optic Porous Silicon Temperature Sensing Probe
%U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10082998/
%V 18
%X We report the development of a temperature sensing probe created as a result of the combination of an optical fiber and a porous silicon microcavity (PSMC). After determining the physical parameters of the PSMC to achieve the required porous sensing structure, it was fabricated by electrochemically etching a silicon wafer. A 1-mm^{2} PSMC piece was attached to the tip of an optical fiber so that temperature variations can be monitored in real-time exactly on that point. First, the performance of the PSMC sensor probe was characterized in a stable environment as water, obtaining a sensitivity around 110 pm/°C and a resolution in the 10^{-4}°C range. Afterward, the temperature transmission dynamics in air environment were studied.
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