Remote laser-driven solar cell power sources for sensors and devices via kilometer-long optical fibres

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Conference Proceeding
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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2012, 8421
Issue Date:
2012-12-01
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The use of solar cells to drive sensors with optical pumping using readily available laser sources over kilometer lengths is proposed. A simple evaluation finds near IR transmission around 1000-1070 nm is optimal. As proof of principle, we demonstrate a simple humidity sensor powered by solar cell through a 2 km optical fibre link using the 1057 nm output of a Nd:YLF solid state laser. © 2012 SPIE.
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