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本出願は、2009年8月18日申請の米国特許仮出願第61/234,834号の便益を主張するものであり、参照によって本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- 周囲環境の所定のパラメータを解析するエバネッセント光学センサであって、
コイル半径R、コイル長さL、コイルの隣接し合う巻き相互間の空間であるピッチPを示すように形成され、所定の半径rを有する光ファイバを備えた光ファイバコイルを備え、前記光ファイバコイルは入力および出力を有すると定められ、さらに、
伝搬する基本モードの光信号を複数のウィスパリング・ギャラリ・モードに変換する、前記光ファイバ・コイルの入口に配設された入力光学モード変換器を備え、前記複数のウィスパリング・ギャラリ・モードが、その後、前記光ファイバ・コイルに沿って伝搬し、さらに、
前記複数のウィスパリング・ギャラリ・モード間の干渉を考察し且つ関連の前記周囲環境の所定のパラメータを解析する、前記光ファイバ・コイルに結合された光学スペクトル解析構成とを備える、エバネッセント光学センサ。
- 伝搬する前記複数のモードを捕え、次いで、前記複数のモードを光出力信号に変換する、前記光ファイバ・コイルの出力と前記光学スペクトル解析構成との間に配設された出力光学モード変換器をさらに備える、請求項1に記載のエバネッセント光学センサ。
- 前記光ファイバ・コイルは標準的な単一モードのファイバのコイルを備える、請求項1に記載のエバネッセント光学センサ。
- 前記光ファイバ・コイルは10ミクロンから100ミクロン程度の直径の光ファイバのコイルを備える、請求項1に記載のエバネッセント光学センサ。
- 前記光ファイバ・コイルは光マイクロファイバのコイルを備える、請求項1に記載のエバネッセント光学センサ。
- 解析された前記所定のパラメータは、温度、圧力、音、および屈折率からなる群から選択される、請求項1に記載のエバネッセント光学センサ。
- 前記入力光学モード変換器は断熱モード変換器を備える、請求項1に記載のエバネッセント光学センサ。
- 入力光学断熱モード変換器は先細りの光ファイバの部分を備える、請求項7に記載のエバネッセント光学センサ。
- 前記出力光学モード変換器は断熱モード変換器を備える、請求項2に記載のエバネッセント光学センサ。
- 出力光学断熱モード変換器は先細りの光ファイバの部分を備える、請求項9に記載のエバネッセント光学センサ。
- 前記光ファイバ・コイルは、前記複数の伝搬するモードとしてウィスパリング・ギャラリ・モードを生成する、請求項1に記載のエバネッセント光学センサ。
- 周囲媒質の環境的変化を感知する方法であって、
解析すべき周囲媒質に、コイル半径R、コイル長さL、およびコイルの隣接し合う巻き相互間の空間であるピッチPを示す光学コイルを浸漬し、
入力モード変換器を通じて前記光学コイルの入口に入力基本モード光信号を結合し、
前記入力基本モード光信号を複数のウィスパリング・ギャラリ・モードに変換し、前記複数のウィスパリング・ギャラリ・モードを前記光学コイルへ導入し、
前記周囲媒質に浸漬した前記光学コイルを通じて前記複数のウィスパリング・ギャラリ・モードを伝搬し、そして、
前記周囲媒質の環境的変化の存在を感知するために、前記光学コイルの出口において、前記複数のウィスパリング・ギャラリ・モード間の干渉と関連付けられる透過スペクトルを解析する、ことを含む方法。 - 前記光学コイルは光ファイバのコイルを備える、請求項12に記載の方法。
- 前記光学コイルは光マイクロファイバのコイルを備える、請求項12に記載の方法。
- 前記光学コイルの前記出口において、出力モード変換器を通じて前記複数のモードを伝搬することをさらに含む、請求項12に記載の方法。
- 前記光学コイルは、複数のウィスパリング・ギャラリ伝搬モードを生成する、請求項12に記載の方法。
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