METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER OPTIC SENSORS AND NOVEL SENSORS PROVIDED THEREBY

摘要

A method is provided for manufacturing a fiber optic sensor for detecting or measuring a parameter of interest in a sample fluid, including pH, concentration of dissolved gases such as O2 or CO2, and the like. The sensing chemistry (20) is affixed to the distal end of an elongated optical fiber device (10) by way of an adhesive layer (16) typically comprised of an acrylic adhesive composition. Novel optical sensors, fabricated using the aforementioned method, are provided as well.