Talataisong Wanvisa, Ismaeel Rand, Beresna Martynas, Brambilla Gilberto
Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK.
Sensors (Basel). 2019 Aug 7;19(16):3449. doi: 10.3390/s19163449.
The study of the fabrication, material selection, and properties of microstructured polymer optical fibers (MPOFs) has long attracted great interest. This ever-increasing interest is due to their wide range of applications, mainly in sensing, including temperature, pressure, chemical, and biological species. This manuscript reviews the manufacturing of MPOFs, including the most recent single-step process involving extrusion from a modified 3D printer. MPOFs sensing applications are then discussed, with a stress on the benefit of using polymers.
长期以来,微结构聚合物光纤(MPOF)的制造、材料选择及其特性研究一直备受关注。这种兴趣与日俱增,是因为它们具有广泛的应用,主要用于传感领域,包括温度、压力、化学和生物物种传感。本文综述了MPOF的制造方法,包括最新的从改良3D打印机挤出的单步工艺。随后讨论了MPOF的传感应用,并着重阐述了使用聚合物的优势。