scholarly journals NOA61-Polymer Fiber Fizeau Interferometer with a Flexible NOA65-Polymer Taper for Simultaneous Measurement of Tilt Angle and Temperature

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 2798
Author(s):  
Cheng-Ling Lee ◽  
Chi-Shiang Chen ◽  
Chun-Ren Yang ◽  
Rui-Cheng Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Tilt Angle ◽  
Simultaneous Measurement ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Fizeau Interferometer ◽  
Polymer Fiber ◽  
Fringe Visibility ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
High Repeatability

This study proposes and experimentally demonstrates a NOA61-polymer fiber Fizeau interferometer (PFFI) connected to a flexible NOA65-polymer taper (PT) for simultaneous measurement of tilt angle and temperature (T). The PT/PFFI fiber sensor consists of a taper-shaped flexible NOA65 polymer and single-mode fiber with an endface that is attached to a NOA61-polymer. The NOA61-polymer of PFFI is highly sensitive to variations of T with high repeatability and enables the simultaneous measurement of tilt angle by connecting with the highly flexible NOA65-PT. the interference fringe visibility of optical spectra in the PFFI can be highly controlled by the tilt angle of the PT and is thus capable of measuring tilt angles with high sensitivity. On the other hand, wavelength shifts of the spectra in the PFFI only occur when T varies. The proposed PT/PFFI can simultaneously detect the tilt state and the variation of surrounding T by measuring the optical spectral responses and eliminating cross sensitivity. Experimental results demonstrate the PT/PFFI can simultaneously measure tilt angles and T with good sensitivities and obtain averages of 0.4 dB/° and 0.17 nm/°C, respectively.

Simultaneous Measurement of Temperature and Refractive Index Using a Fiber Bragg Grating and a Multimode Fiber

2011 ◽  
Vol 130-134 ◽  
pp. 4053-4056
Author(s):  
Zheng Rong Tong ◽  
Yang Guo ◽  
Xiu Feng Yang ◽  
Ye Cao
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Fiber Bragg Grating ◽  
Simultaneous Measurement ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Bragg Grating ◽  
Multimode Fiber ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
Good Operation

We introduce an all-fiber sensor capable of simultaneous measurement of temperature and refractive index (RI). The sensor system consists of a single mode fiber Bragg grating (FBG) and a single-mode-multimode-single-mode (SMS) structure which serves as a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI), and the multimode fiber (MMF) is etched by hydrofluoric acid solution. The experimental results demonstrate that the temperature sensitivities of FBG and MZI are 0.016nm/°C and 0.093nm/°C, respectively, and the RI sensitivity of MZI achieves 226.25nm/RIU. The interesting properties of the sensor include compact size, high sensitivity and good operation linearity.

scholarly journals Tapered Fiber-Optic Mach-Zehnder Interferometer for Ultra-High Sensitivity Measurement of Refractive Index

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 1652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vahid Ahsani ◽  
Farid Ahmed ◽  
Martin Jun ◽  
Colin Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Zehnder Interferometer ◽  
Sensitivity Measurement ◽  
Biochemical Sensing ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Mach Zehnder Interferometer

A Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) based fiberoptic refractive index (RI) sensor is constructed by uniformly tapering standard single mode fiber (SMF) for RI measurement. A custom flame-based tapering machine is used to fabricate microfiber MZI sensors directly from SMFs. The fabricated MZI device does not require any splicing of fibers and shows excellent RI sensitivity. The sensor with a cladding diameter of 35.5 µm and length of 20 mm exhibits RI sensitivity of 415 nm/RIU for RI range of 1.332 to 1.384, 1103 nm/RIU for RI range of 1.384 to 1.4204 and 4234 nm/RIU for RI range of 1.4204 to 1.4408, respectively. The sensor reveals a temperature sensitivity of 0.0097 nm/°C, which is relatively low in comparison to its ultra-high RI sensitivity. The proposed inexpensive and highly sensitive optical fiber RI sensors have numerous applications in chemical and biochemical sensing fields.

scholarly journals Compact omnidirectional multicore fiber-based vector bending sensor

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josu Amorebieta ◽  
Angel Ortega-Gomez ◽  
Gaizka Durana ◽  
Rubén Fernández ◽  
Enrique Antonio-Lopez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Mode ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Wavelength Shift ◽  
Short Segment ◽  
Light Power ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Bending Sensor ◽  
Asymmetric Multicore ◽  
Multicore Fiber

AbstractWe propose and demonstrate a compact and simple vector bending sensor capable of distinguishing any direction and amplitude with high accuracy. The sensor consists of a short segment of asymmetric multicore fiber (MCF) fusion spliced to a standard single mode fiber. The reflection spectrum of such a structure shifts and shrinks in specific manners depending on the direction in which the MCF is bent. By monitoring simultaneously wavelength shift and light power variations, the amplitude and bend direction of the MCF can be unmistakably measured in any orientation, from 0° to 360°. The bending sensor proposed here is highly sensitive even for small bending angles (below 1°).

scholarly journals Hybrid Grating in Reduced-Diameter Fiber for Temperature-Calibrated High-Sensitivity Refractive Index Sensing

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1923
Author(s):  
Biqiang Jiang ◽  
Zhen Hao ◽  
Dingyi Feng ◽  
Kaiming Zhou ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Simultaneous Measurement ◽  
Surrounding Medium ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fiber Grating ◽  
Bragg Resonance ◽  
Core Mode ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Highly Sensitive

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a hybrid grating, in which an excessively tilted fiber grating (Ex-TFG) and a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) were co-inscribed in a reduced-diameter fiber (RDF). The hybrid grating showed strong resonances due to coupling among core mode and a set of polarization-dependent cladding modes. This coupling showed enhanced evanescent fields by the reduced cladding size, thus allowing stronger interaction with the surrounding medium. Moreover, the FBG’s Bragg resonance confined by the thick cladding was exempt from the change of the surrounding medium’s refractive index (RI), and then the FBG can work as a temperature compensator. As a result, the Ex-TFG in RDF promised a highly sensitive RI measurement, with a sensitivity up to ~1224 nm/RIU near the RI of 1.38. Through simultaneous measurement of temperature and RI, the temperature dependence of water’s RI is then determined. Therefore, the proposed hybrid grating with a spectrum of multi-peaks embedded with a sharp Bragg resonance is a promising alternative for the simultaneous measurement of multi-parameters for many RI-based sensing applications.

scholarly journals Highly Sensitive Temperature and Humidity Sensor Based on Carbon Nanotube-Assisted Mismatched Single-Mode Fiber Structure

Micromachines ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan ◽  
Qian ◽  
Liu ◽  
Wang ◽  
Yu
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Humidity Sensor ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Small Region ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Fiber Structure ◽  
Humidity Sensing ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Temperature And Humidity ◽  
Stable Performance

Here we report on a miniaturized optical interferometer in one fiber based on two mismatched nodes. The all-fiber structure shows stable performance of temperature and humidity sensing. For temperature sensing in large ranges, from 40 to 100 °C, the sensor has a sensitivity of 0.24 dB/°C, and the adjusted R-squared value of fitting result reaches 0.99461 which shows a reliable sensing result. With carbon nanotubes coating the surface of the fiber, the temperature sensitivity is enhanced from 0.24561 to 1.65282 dB/°C in a small region, and the performance of humidity sensing becomes more linear and applicable. The adjusted R-squared value of the linear fitting line for humidity sensing shows a dramatic increase from 0.71731 to 0.92278 after carbon nanotube coating, and the humidity sensitivity presents 0.02571 nm/%RH.

Fabrication, Characterization and Microsensing of Whispering-Gallery Mode Micro-Coupling Systems

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiulin Ma ◽  
Tobias Rossmann ◽  
Zhixiong Guo
Keyword(s):  
Transmission Loss ◽  
Coupling Efficiency ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Whispering Gallery Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Whispering Gallery ◽  
Coupling System ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Micro Sensor

An optical micro-coupling system of whispering-gallery mode usually consists of a resonator (e.g. a sphere) and a coupler (e.g. a taper). In this report, silica microspheres of 50–500 μm in diameter are fabricated by hydrogen flame fusing of an end of a single mode fiber or fiber taper. Fiber tapers are fabricated by the method of heating and pulling that meets an adiabatic condition. Taper’s waist diameter can routinely be made less than 1 μm and almost zero transmission loss in a taper is achieved which allows an effective and phase-matched coupling for a wide range sizes of microspheres. Both resonators and couplers’ surface microstructure and shapes are examined by scanning electronic microscopy. Three regimes of coupling are achieved, enabling a good flexibility to control Q value and coupling efficiency of a micro-coupling system. Whispering gallery mode shift is used to demonstrate a novel temperature micro-sensor. Its sensitivity determined from actual experimental results agrees well with the theoretical value. A concept of using the photon’s cavity ring down (CRD) in the microsphere to make a novel high-sensitivity trace gas micro-sensor is proposed. The CRD time constant when ammonia is chosen as the analyte gas is predicted using the simulated absorption lines.

High sensitivity strain sensors based on single-mode-fiber core-offset Mach-Zehnder interferometers

2018 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 202-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Susana Avila-Garcia ◽  
Marco Bianchetti ◽  
Ronan Le Corre ◽  
Alexis Guevel ◽  
Ruth Ivonne Mata-Chavez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Fiber Core

scholarly journals Method for simultaneous measurement of five DOF motion errors of a rotary axis using a single-mode fiber-coupled laser

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 2535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiakun Li ◽  
Qibo Feng ◽  
Chuanchen Bao ◽  
Yuqiong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Simultaneous Measurement ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Rotary Axis
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