Kalman Filter assisted Tracking of Microparticles in Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fibers for Sensor Applications

Accurate tracking of optically levitated microparticles inside hollow-core photonic crystal fibers is a key requirement for novel flying particle sensors. We demonstrate a significantly improved tracking accuracy for accelerated particles by applying a Kalman filter. (C) 2022 The Author(s)

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This study focuses on the accurate tracking of optically levitated microparticles inside hollow-core photonic crystal fibers and demonstrates a significantly improved tracking accuracy for accelerated particles by applying a Kalman filter.