Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 8, 0806004(2022)

Cascaded Double-Cavity Temperature Sensor Based on Hollow Fibers Encapsulated by PDMS Membrane

Tingting Xu1,2, Yuqiang Yang1、*, Wenlong Yang2、**, Ji Wang1、***, Jiacheng Liu2, and Shiwei Zhu2
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  • 1Research Center of Guangdong Smart Oceans Sensor Networks and Equipment Engineering, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
  • 2School of Measurement and Communication Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150080, China
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    A cascaded double-cavity temperature sensor based on hollow fibers encapsulated by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane is proposed and prepared. The sensor consists of an air cavity (FP1) and a PDMS cavity (FP2) that are cascaded, and the PDMS cavity is much shorter than the air cavity so that the sensor can meet the condition of the Vernier effect [the optical path of FP1 is close to that of the composite cavity FP3 (composed of FP1 and FP2)]. When the external temperature changes, the PDMS membrane expand to both sides, resulting in the interference spectra of FP1 and FP3 move in the opposite direction. The experimental results show that the interference spectrum of FP1 and FP3 manifest the Vernier effect, and the envelope of the interference spectrum is obvious. The temperature sensitivity reaches 1.32 nm/℃ in the range of 50--60 ℃, which is consistent with the theoretical analysis results. The proposed sensor, with the advantages of small size, light structure, high sensitivity, and simple preparation, has application potential in chemistry, biology, and medical treatment.

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    Tingting Xu, Yuqiang Yang, Wenlong Yang, Ji Wang, Jiacheng Liu, Shiwei Zhu. Cascaded Double-Cavity Temperature Sensor Based on Hollow Fibers Encapsulated by PDMS Membrane[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(8): 0806004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Aug. 7, 2021

    Accepted: Nov. 8, 2021

    Published Online: Mar. 30, 2022

    The Author Email: Yang Yuqiang (yangyuqiang@hrbust.edu.cn), Yang Wenlong (wlyang@hrbust.edu.cn), Wang Ji (13902576499@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.0806004

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