Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 9, 0906002(2021)

Tapered Multimode Fiber Temperature Sensor Based on Surface Graphene Modification

Guangwei Fu*, Chang Liu, Mengmei Wang, Bilin Wang, Ying Wang, Xinghu Fu, Wa Jin, and Weihong Bi
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory for Special Fiber and Fiber Sensor of Hebei Province, School of Information Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Refractive index change of graphene fiber with temperature and mode field distribution at different temperatures
    Temperature-loss curves under different beam waist diameters
    Temperature-loss curves under different graphene layers
    Graphene transfer process. (a) Copper foil with graphene on the surface; (b) dissolution of the copper foil; (c) graphene transferred to fiber
    Raman spectra of graphene under different cone lengths. (a) L=0 mm; (b) L=5 mm; (c) L=8 mm; (d) L=10 mm
    SEM image after transferring graphene
    Temperature sensing experiment system
    Spectra of TMMFs with different beam waist diameters without graphene modification as temperature increases. (a) d=9.95 μm; (b) d=12.87 μm; (c) d=16.20 μm; (d) d=125 μm
    SG-TMMF spectra with increasing temperature. (a) d=9.95 μm; (b) d=12.87 μm; (c) d=16.20 μm
    Temperature sensing experiment results of 12.87 μm experiment group
    Transmission loss of SG-TMMFs with different graphene lengths versus temperature. (a) l=2 mm; (b) l=4 mm; (c) l=5 mm; (d) l=8 mm
    Relationship curve between wavelength drift and temperature change
    • Table 1. Temperature sensing sensitivity of TMMF sensor without graphene modification

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      Table 1. Temperature sensing sensitivity of TMMF sensor without graphene modification

      SerialnumberTaperlengthL /mmBeam waistdiameterD /μmSensitivity /(dB·℃-1)
      118.09.950.0555
      217.512.870.0248
      317.016.200.0373
      40125.000.0059
    • Table 2. Temperature sensing sensitivity of each SG-TMMF sensor

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      Table 2. Temperature sensing sensitivity of each SG-TMMF sensor

      SerialnumberTaperlengthL /mmBeam waistdiameterd /μmSensitivity /(dB·℃-1)
      118.09.950.1589
      217.512.870.1248
      317.016.200.1109
    • Table 3. SG-TMMF structural parameters of each group

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      Table 3. SG-TMMF structural parameters of each group

      SerialnumberTaper lengthL /mmGraphene lengthl /mm
      118.012
      218.034
      318.025
      418.018
    • Table 4. Sensor sensitivity at different graphene lengths

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      Table 4. Sensor sensitivity at different graphene lengths

      Serial numberTaper lengthL /mmGraphene lengthl /mmLoss sensitivity /(nm·℃-1)LinearityWavelength sensitivity /(nm·℃-1)
      118.0120.12180.9930.0039
      218.0340.12440.9880.0046
      318.0250.12770.9460.0076
      418.0180.12610.9910.0135
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    Guangwei Fu, Chang Liu, Mengmei Wang, Bilin Wang, Ying Wang, Xinghu Fu, Wa Jin, Weihong Bi. Tapered Multimode Fiber Temperature Sensor Based on Surface Graphene Modification[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(9): 0906002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Jul. 20, 2020

    Accepted: Dec. 2, 2020

    Published Online: May. 8, 2021

    The Author Email: Fu Guangwei (earl@ysu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0906002

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