Propagation Losses Estimation in a Cationic-Network-Based Hydrogel Waveguide

Pons, Carolina ; Galindo, Josué M. ; Martín, Juan C. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Torres-Moya, Iván ; Merino, Sonia ; Herrero, M. Antonia ; Vázquez, Ester ; Prieto, Pilar ; Vallés, Juan A. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: A method based on the photographic recording of the power distribution laterally diffused by cationic-network (CN) hydrogel waveguides is first checked against the well-established cut-back method and then used to determine the different contributions to optical power attenuation along the hydrogel-based waveguide. Absorption and scattering loss coefficients are determined for 450 nm, 532 nm and 633 nm excitation. The excellent optical loss values obtained (0.32–1.95 dB/cm), similar to others previously described, indicate their potential application as waveguides in different fields, including soft robotic and light-based therapies.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/mi13122253

Año: 2022

Publicado en: Micromachines 13, 12 (2022), 2253 [9 pp.]
ISSN: 2072-666X

Factor impacto JCR: 3.4 (2022)

Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL rank: 29 / 86 = 0.337 (2022) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION rank: 25 / 63 = 0.397 (2022) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, APPLIED rank: 57 / 160 = 0.356 (2022) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY rank: 68 / 107 = 0.636 (2022) - Q3 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.7 - Engineering (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.546 - Control and Systems Engineering (Q2) - Mechanical Engineering (Q2) - Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/E44-20R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/881603/EU/Graphene Flagship Core Project 3/GrapheneCore3

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Electromagnetismo (Dpto. Física Aplicada)
Área (Departamento): Área Óptica (Dpto. Física Aplicada)