A numerical optimal control approach to the design of an optical fibre-based evanescent field sensor.
Authors: | Dower Peter, University of Melbourne, Australia Farrell Peter, University of Melbourne, Australia Gibson Brant, University of Melbourne, Australia |
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Topic: | 2.4 Optimal Control |
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Session: | Optimal Control in Nonlinear Systems II |
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Keywords: | Dynamic programming, optimal control, optical fibre sensor design, evanescent field power maximization, refractive index profile, implicit Markov chain approximation method. |
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Abstract
This paper presents an application of numerical optimization via dynamic programming in the design of a refractive index profile for an optical fibre-based evanescent field sensor. The designed sensor delivers approximately 15% of the total propagating electromagetic field power to the surrounding environment for sensing purposes, representing a substantial improvement over previous ad-hoc designs delivering at most 9% (Gibson et al, 2001).