Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 19, Issue 4, 041202(2021)

Highly sensitive torsion sensor based on triangular-prism-shaped long-period fiber gratings

Senyu Wang1, Yiwei Ma1, Xiaoyang Li1, Yang Yi1, Cuiting Sun1, Jingyu Lin1, Chengguo Tong2, Yuxiang Li1、*, Tao Geng1、**, Weimin Sun1, and Libo Yuan2
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  • 1College of Science, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
  • 2Photonics Research Center, Guilin University of Electronics Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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    Diagram of the TPS-LPFG fabricating system.
    Original transmission spectrum of the TPS-LPFG.
    Geometric characteristic of the TPS-LPFG. (a) Schematic diagram of the TPS-LPFG. (b) Side view of the TPS-LPFG.
    Devices for torsion and temperature measurement.
    Torsion characteristics of TPS-LPFG. (a) Spectrum of torsion response. (b) Measured resonant wavelength shift of different applied twist rate.
    Temperature characteristics of TPS-LPFG.
    • Table 1. Comparison of the Torsion Sensitivity and Length between the TPS-LPFG and Other Sensors

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      Table 1. Comparison of the Torsion Sensitivity and Length between the TPS-LPFG and Other Sensors

      FiberStructureSensitivity [nm/(rad/m)]Length (mm)Reference
      SMFCorrugated LPFGs0.1820[5]
      SMFLPFG written by high-frequency CO2 laser pulses0.0324[8]
      SMFLPFG based on periodical screw-type distortions0.1612.6[9]
      Two-mode fiberHelical LPFGs0.0524[10]
      SMFSegmented LPFG0.1424.5[11]
      SMFLPFG fabricated by femtosecomd laser pulses0.1134.2[18]
      PCFHelical photonic crystal fiber0.0550[19]
      SMFChirp LPFG written in twisted fiber0.2125[20]
      SMFTPS-LPFG0.545.6This work
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    Senyu Wang, Yiwei Ma, Xiaoyang Li, Yang Yi, Cuiting Sun, Jingyu Lin, Chengguo Tong, Yuxiang Li, Tao Geng, Weimin Sun, Libo Yuan. Highly sensitive torsion sensor based on triangular-prism-shaped long-period fiber gratings[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(4): 041202

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement, and Optical Sensing

    Received: May. 19, 2020

    Accepted: Oct. 19, 2020

    Published Online: Feb. 4, 2021

    The Author Email: Yuxiang Li (liyuxiang11@hrbeu.edu.cn), Tao Geng (gengtao_hit_oe@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202119.041202

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