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Antiresonant guiding photonic crystal fibers for distributed temperature gradient measurements

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We propose, design, and experimentally demonstrate a novel, simple, distributed refractometric measurement technique based on unique spectral properties of antiresonant-guiding photonic crystal fibers for measuring temperature gradients. We use a simple and accurate analytical model and numerical simulations to guide our experiments. The proposed technique may find applications for monitoring and control of chemical and biological reactions in microfluidic systems.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 332 Bonner Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260, USA

    R. Biswas, J. Zeng, A. T. Fam, A. N. Cartwright & N. M. Litchinitser

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801-2918, USA

    M. Kandel

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Biswas, R., Zeng, J., Kandel, M. et al. Antiresonant guiding photonic crystal fibers for distributed temperature gradient measurements. Appl. Phys. B 105, 329–333 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-011-4429-z

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