Abstract
A fiber-optic evanescent-wave absorption sensor was constructed on the basis of an organofunctionalized silica cladding. The cladding material was prepared by the sol-gel processing of an organofunctional silicon alkoxide, which contains a propyl-ethylenediamine triacetate (PEDTA) group. The PEDTA group can chelate with a Cu(II) ion to form a colored complex. Because of the large formation constant of the complexation reaction, a kinetic approach was used to quantify the Cu(II) content in samples. The sensor has a dynamic range of 0.5–100 ppm and a detection limit of 56 ppb. The measurement of the Cu(II) content in a scattering medium has also been demonstrated.
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