Fiber optic sensors rely on light traveling through a core surrounded by cladding with a lower refractive index. The light is confined within the core by total internal reflection, bouncing along the core-cladding interface as it propagates down the fiber . This ensures minimal loss and allows the light to reach the sensing region efficiently.
When light exits the fiber, it spreads at a characteristic emission angle, which depends on the numerical aperture (NA) of the fiber. The NA is a function of the refractive indices of the core and cladding and determines the maximum acceptance angle for light entering the fiber and the divergence angle of light leaving it . In typical plastic fiber sensors, the emitted light is dispersed at around 60°, allowing effective illumination of the target area without requiring precise alignment .
The light angle affects several aspects of fiber optic sensor performance:
Different sensor designs utilize light angles differently:
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