Optimization of Bending Angle of Fiber Optic Sensor for Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Measurement

Abstract

The angle of fiber optic bending has been optimized to obtain the highest sensitivity and accuracy of blood glucose level sensor. The bending angle was varied between 0 ∘ (straight sensor) and 180∘ (u-shaped sensor) with a step of 30∘ . The fiber optic was used to guide light from red diode laser source (λ=650 nm) to a photodiode detector. Interactions of evanescent wave and glucose molecules in urine were enhanced by partial removing of fiber optic cladding. The length of fiber optic cladding removal was varied between 1 – 5 cm with a step of 1 cm. The difference in evanescent wave penetration depth as bending angle and cladding removal influences the sensitivity and the accuracy of the designed sensor. The highest sensitivity of 0,37 mV/(mg/dL) was obtained for sensor bending angle of 180∘ and the length of cladding removal of 3 cm. The sensitivity increases with the fiber optic bending angle. The designed sensors show measurement accuracy well above 90%. Clarke error grid analysis indicates that all of the measured data lie within the area of small error meaning that the developed blood glucose sensor is accurate and reliable.


 


 


Keywords: blood glucose sensor, bending angle, evanescent wave, sensitivity, accuracy

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