A position sensitive detector based on red-shift in photoluminescence spectra

Fujieda, Ichiro; Ohta, Masamichi; Matsumura, Ryo

doi:10.1117/12.2320057

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“…In this section, we describe the operation principle and the proof-of-concept experiment reported previously. 13 In a luminescent solar concentrator (LSC), 14,15 a luminescent material embedded in a transparent plate converts sunlight to PL photons and they are harvested by the solar cells attached to the edge surfaces of the plate. Some of them are lost during the waveguiding process due to absorption by the luminescent material.…”

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Position-sensitive detectors based on redshifts in photoluminescence spectra

2019

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We have proposed and demonstrated position-sensitive detectors based on the spectral changes in fluorescent waveguides. The first prototype is a transparent heat-shrink tubing containing an organic luminescent dye at its core. With a laser beam incident on this linear fluorescent tubing, the redshift in the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum observed at its edge increases with the distance from the incident point. The range for position sensing is 2 cm. It is extended to 280 cm by adopting a scintillating fiber in our second experiment. Two-stage conversion enables two-dimensional position detection. We have attached two linear fluorescent tubing to a planar 50 mm × 50 mm × 8 mm fluorescent waveguide. When a laser beam excites the first luminescent material at a single spot in the planer waveguide, PL photons propagate to its edges and excite the second luminescent material in the two linear waveguides. Photon division between these linear waveguides gives the first coordinate. The second coordinate is given by the redshift in the linear waveguides. We have observed that the maximum error in position estimation is 1.5 mm. Unlike the conventional semiconductor technologies, no electronic components are required for the sensor head. This robust technology might be suited for deployment in large-scale harsh environments. © The Authors. Published by SPIE under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. Distribution or reproduction of this work in whole or in part requires full attribution of the original publication, including its DOI.

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“…Index L Y calculated from Eq. (13). It is proportional to Y with the common intercept at Y 0 ¼ 4 and different slope dL Y dY for each X .…”

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