Adiabatic tapered optical fiber Fabry-Perot structure as a refractive index sensor

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. R. Ranjbar-Naeini ◽  
Z. Chenari ◽  
P. Zarafshani ◽  
F. Jafari ◽  
H. Latifi
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Refractive Index Sensor ◽  
Fabry Perot ◽  
Tapered Optical Fiber

scholarly journals Preparation and Characterization of Microsphere ZnO ALD Coating Dedicated for the Fiber-Optic Refractive Index Sensor

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulina Listewnik ◽  
Marzena Hirsch ◽  
Przemysław Struk ◽  
Matthieu Weber ◽  
Mikhael Bechelany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Fiber Optic Sensor ◽  
Refractive Index Sensor ◽  
Layer Deposition ◽  
Fabry Perot

We report the fabrication of a novel fiber-optic sensor device, based on the use of a microsphere conformally coated with a thin layer of zinc oxide (ZnO) by atomic layer deposition (ALD), and its use as a refractive index sensor. The microsphere was prepared on the tip of a single-mode optical fiber, on which a conformal ZnO thin film of 200 nm was deposited using an ALD process based on diethyl zinc (DEZ) and water at 100 °C. The modified fiber-optic microsphere was examined using scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Theoretical modeling has been carried out to assess the structure performance, and the performed experimental measurements carried out confirmed the enhanced sensing abilities when the microsphere was coated with a ZnO layer. The fabricated refractive index sensor was operating in a reflective mode of a Fabry–Pérot configuration, using a low coherent measurement system. The application of the ALD ZnO coating enabled for a better measurement of the refractive index of samples in the range of the refractive index allowed by the optical fiber. The proof-of-concept results presented in this work open prospects for the sensing community and will promote the use of fiber-optic sensing technologies.

scholarly journals High sensitivity refractive index sensor based on adiabatic tapered optical fiber deposited with nanofilm by ALD

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 13880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Zhu ◽  
Fufei Pang ◽  
Sujuan Huang ◽  
Fang Zou ◽  
Yanhua Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Refractive Index Sensor ◽  
Tapered Optical Fiber

scholarly journals A Refractive Index Sensor Based on a Fabry–Perot Interferometer Manufactured by NIR Laser Microdrilling and Electric Arc Fusion

Photonics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Nespereira ◽  
Coelho ◽  
Rebordão
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Electric Arc ◽  
Refractive Index Sensor ◽  
Formation Processes ◽  
Fringe Visibility ◽  
Fabry Perot ◽  
A New Technique ◽  
Nir Laser

In-line Fabry–Perot cavities manufactured by a new technique using electric arc fusion of NIR laser microdrilled optical fiber flat tips were studied herein for refractive index sensing. Sensors were produced by creating an initial hole on the tip of a standard single-mode telecommunication optical fiber using a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. Laser ablation and plasma formation processes created 5 to 10 micron cavities. Then, a standard splicing machine was used to fuse the microdrilled fiber with another one, thus creating cavities with lengths around 100 micrometers. This length has been proven to be necessary to obtain an interferometric signal with good fringe visibility when illuminating it in the C-band. Then, the sensing tip of the fiber, with the resulting air cavity, was submitted to several cleaves to enhance the signal and, therefore, its response as a sensor, with final lengths between tens of centimeters for the longest and hundreds of microns for the shortest. The experimental results were analyzed via two signal analysis techniques, fringe visibility and fast Fourier transform, for comparison purposes. In absolute values, the obtained sensitivities varied between 0.31 nm−1/RIU and about 8 nm−1/RIU using the latter method and between about 34 dB/RIU and 54 dB/RIU when analyzing the fringe visibility.

scholarly journals Note: Optical fiber milled by focused ion beam and its application for Fabry-Pérot refractive index sensor

2011 ◽  
Vol 82 (7) ◽  
pp. 076103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wu Yuan ◽  
Fei Wang ◽  
Alexey Savenko ◽  
Dirch Hjorth Petersen ◽  
Ole Bang
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Focused Ion Beam ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Refractive Index Sensor ◽  
Fabry Perot

scholarly journals Fiber optic microsphere with ZnO thin film for potential application in refractive index sensor – theoretical study

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzena Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Refractive Index Sensor ◽  
Zno Thin Film ◽  
Sensors And Actuators ◽  
Low Coherence ◽  
Refractive Index Sensing ◽  
Fabry Perot

Optical fiber sensors of refractive index play important role in analysis of biological and chemical samples. This work presents a theoretical investigation of a spectral response of fiber optic microsphere with zinc-oxide (ZnO) thin film deposited on the surface and evaluates the prospect of using such structure for refractive index sensing. Microsphere is fabricated by optical fiber tapering method on the base of a single mode fiber. A numerical model is described and simulation was conducted to assess the influence of the ZnO layer deposition on a reflected signal. The results indicate that ZnO film improves the performance in terms of a potential application in refractive index sensor. Full Text: PDF ReferencesY. Qian, Y. Zhao, Q. Wu, Y. Yang, Review of salinity measurement technology based on optical fiber sensor, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 260, 86–105 (2018). CrossRef M. Jędrzejewska-Szczerska, Response of a New Low-Coherence Fabry-Pérot Sensor to Hematocrit Levels in Human Blood, Sensors, 14, 4, 6965–6976, (2014). CrossRef F. Sequeira et al., Refractive Index Sensing with D-Shaped Plastic Optical Fibers for Chemical and Biochemical Applications, Sensors, 16, 12, 2119, (2016). CrossRef M. Jędrzejewska-Szczerska et al., ALD thin ZnO layer as an active medium in a fiber-optic Fabry–Pérot interferometer, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 221, 88–94, (2015). CrossRef M. Hirsch, D. Majchrowicz, P. Wierzba, M. Weber, M. Bechelany, M. Jędrzejewska-Szczerska, Low-Coherence Interferometric Fiber-Optic Sensors with Potential Applications as Biosensors, Sensors, 17, 2, 261, (2017). CrossRef M. Hirsch, P. Wierzba, M. Jędrzejewska-Szczerska, Application of thin dielectric films in low coherence fiber-optic Fabry-Pérot sensing interferometers: comparative study, Proc. SPIE 10161, 101610D (2016). CrossRef J. Pluciński, K. Karpienko, Fiber optic Fabry-Pérot sensors: modeling versus measurements results, Proc. SPIE 10034, 100340H (2016). CrossRef F. Goldsmith, Quasioptical systems: Gaussian beam quasioptical propagation and applications. (Piscataway, NJ: IEEE Press 1998). CrossRef

Optical fiber Fabry-Perot refractive index sensor based on porous Al2O3film

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chujia Huang ◽  
Minghong Yang ◽  
Weijing Xie ◽  
Jixiang Dai
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Refractive Index Sensor ◽  
Fabry Perot
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