Temperature effects on the emission of polymer optical fibers doped with Lumogen dyes

Abstract

• Temperature effects of fiber-based luminescent solar concentrators. • Effect of thermal cycling on the luminescence of POFs doped with Lumogen dyes. • Almost full recovery in the output intensity of Lumogen red fiber in thermal cycles. • Temperature sensitivities of 0.07 nm/°C in this doped fibers was revealed. In this paper, we report the temperature effects on the luminescence of polymer optical fibers doped with Lumogen dyes (red and orange). Specifically, we have analyzed the intensity and the average wavelength of the spectra emitted by both fibers when they are heated from 30 °C to 90 °C. An almost full self–recovery of the signal in the fiber doped with Lumogen red has been observed when the fiber is subjected to thermal cycles with oscillating temperature variations between 30 °C and 90 °C. The emitted spectra are red/blue shifted when the fiber sample is heated/cooled with a final temperature sensitivity around 0.07 nm/°C when a stationary situation is reached.