Flexible and transparent pyroelectric polymer sensor for light spot position detection

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Abstract

Sheet type position sensors might trigger a wealth of applications in flexible electron-ics. Progress in the field is rapidly embracing the demonstration of simple, transparent and flexible large area sensor concepts reacting sensitively to temperature changes caused by incident light. A promising concept for an efficient yet simple and thus low cost, flexible and transparent light spot position sensor is based on ferroelectric and conduc-tive polymers. In this contribution we present a concept for a one dimensional light point localization model system using the position dependent signals generated by pyroelectric films when excited by a laser diode. The sensor consists of a PVDF stripe with PEDOT:PSS (DMSO) electrodes on both sides. For the theoretical description the detector can be treated mathematically analogous to a transmission line. The solutions of the equations and the experi-mental results are in agreement.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProc. of 23rd MICROMECHANICS AND MICROSYSTEMS EUROPE WORKSHOP
PagesB06_1639
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2012

Fields of science

  • 203017 Micromechanics
  • 202019 High frequency engineering
  • 202028 Microelectronics
  • 202039 Theoretical electrical engineering
  • 202037 Signal processing
  • 202027 Mechatronics
  • 202036 Sensor systems

JKU Focus areas

  • Mechatronics and Information Processing

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