Elucidating the Capabilities of Mirrorless Large Core Bundled Plastic Fiber Optic Displacement Sensor for Paracetamol Detection

Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani and Mohd Azri, Muhammad Fadhli and Mohd Yusof, Muhammad Khudhori and Shafiee, Saiful 'Arifin and Mohmad Sabere, Awis Sukarni and Yao, Lau Kuen and Samsudin, Sani Amril and Bahari, Muhammad Syahril and Yasin, Moh (2021) Elucidating the Capabilities of Mirrorless Large Core Bundled Plastic Fiber Optic Displacement Sensor for Paracetamol Detection. Hindawi Journal of Sensors, 2021. pp. 1-16. ISSN 1687-725X

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Abstract

A simple mirrorless plastic optical fiber displacement sensor was used to determine the concentration of paracetamol (PCM) in an aqueous solution. Paracetamol concentrations between 5 and 45 ppm were tested by the proposed sensor. With a mirror, the substantial sensitivity observed by an output power changed against displacement of 0.0403 mW/μm for the front slope and 0.023 mW/μm for the back slope with linearities of more than 99%. On the other hand, nonmirror reflector showed a sensitivity of 0.0006 mW/μm for the front slope and 0.0002 mW/μm for the back slope for the case of a red reflector and a sensitivity of 0.0007 mW/μm and 0.0003 mW/μm for the front and the back slope, respectively, for the case of a white reflector. The sensor sensitivity for the red and white coloured papers, which were used as the nonmirror reflectors and the mirror reflector itself against changing PCM concentrations, was 0.0004 mW/ppm, 0.0008 mW/ppm, and 0.02 mW/ppm, respectively. The experimental results indicated that the sensor was not only able to detect and measure the concentration of PCM in aqueous solutions but was also very stable with the additional advantages of a cost-effective and practical design that is highly beneficial for real-world sensing applications.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Science
Depositing User:	Dr M Z Zulkifli
Date Deposited:	07 Jul 2021 16:20
Last Modified:	11 Aug 2021 08:49
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/90691

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