Fiber optic mirror fabrication using general-purpose metallic pigments

Isabel Jaso; Edison Mejia-Olivo; Mikel Bravo; Daniel Leandro; Manuel López-Amo Sainz

doi:10.1117/12.2681210

23 May 2023 Fiber optic mirror fabrication using general-purpose metallic pigments

Isabel Jaso, Edison Mejia-Olivo, Mikel Bravo, Daniel Leandro, Manuel López-Amo Sainz

Proceedings Volume 12643, European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors (EWOFS 2023); 1264330 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2681210
Event: European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors (EWOFS 2023), 2023, Mons, Belgium

Abstract

In this work, the potential of using general-purpose paints to fabricate highly reflective, low-cost optical mirrors is evaluated. The study shows that high-reflectivity mirrors can be created in standard single-mode fiber in a reliable, simple and economic manner using the appropriate metallic paint. Preliminary results confirm that the grain size of the metallic particles is a crucial factor in the reflective behavior, together with the substrate in which the particles are suspended. Moreover, interferometric patterns have been observed in some cases, which could lead to the creation of simple and economic fiber optic sensors.

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Isabel Jaso, Edison Mejia-Olivo, Mikel Bravo, Daniel Leandro, and Manuel López-Amo Sainz "Fiber optic mirror fabrication using general-purpose metallic pigments", Proc. SPIE 12643, European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors (EWOFS 2023), 1264330 (23 May 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2681210

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