TY - GEN
T1 - Nanoparticle enabled optical fibers to side-emit germicidal ultraviolet light for biofilm control in water
AU - Westerhoff, Paul
AU - Zhao, Zhe
AU - Shapiro, Nora
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Optica Publishing Group 2022.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Silica nanoparticle coating on 250 to 1000 um flexible quartz optical fiber facilitates side-emission of germicidal ultraviolet light (UV-C), which shows promise for disinfection of contaminated air, water, and surfaces. This work aims to develop an understanding of light interactions with the silica nanoparticles to allow more uniform side-emission of germicidal light along longer lengths of optical fibers. Two forms of light energy (refracted light and evanescent waves) are transmitted through optical fibers.
AB - Silica nanoparticle coating on 250 to 1000 um flexible quartz optical fiber facilitates side-emission of germicidal ultraviolet light (UV-C), which shows promise for disinfection of contaminated air, water, and surfaces. This work aims to develop an understanding of light interactions with the silica nanoparticles to allow more uniform side-emission of germicidal light along longer lengths of optical fibers. Two forms of light energy (refracted light and evanescent waves) are transmitted through optical fibers.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85146724906
T3 - Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
BT - Novel Optical Materials and Applications, NOMA 2022
PB - Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
T2 - Novel Optical Materials and Applications, NOMA 2022
Y2 - 24 July 2022 through 28 July 2022
ER -