Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 3, 20210299(2022)

All-optical fiber miniature soil moisture content sensor

Jiamin Wang, Zhen Li, and Jiqiang Wang
Author Affiliations
  • Laser Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China
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    Sensing system structure diagram
    Probe structure of all optical fiber soil moisture content sensor
    Basic configuration diagram of the experimental
    Change of soil moisture probe temperature with time
    Temperature characteristic value fitting curve
    Comparison of measurement errors of soil moisture content before and after temperature compensation
    Temperature variation diagram of sensing probe in different types of soil samples
    • Table 1. Parameters of soil moisture content test platform

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      Table 1. Parameters of soil moisture content test platform

      ParameterValue
      Probe materialStainless steel
      Soil typeSand/Loess
      Pump light source wavelength1480 nm
      Demodulator modelGC-97001C
      Pump light heating power450 mW
      Electronic weighing instrument accuracy0.001 g
      Drying box temperature/heating time120 ℃/12 h
      Doped Bragg grating center wavelength1550.038 nm
      Reference grating center wavelength1539.870 nm
    • Table 2. Results of different moisture content measurement methods

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      Table 2. Results of different moisture content measurement methods

      Drying methodFiber method Electronic method
      Value ErrorValue Error
      3.1%4.26%1.16%5.3%2.20%
      6.5%6.99%0.49%8.9%2.40%
      14.4%12.99%−1.41%15.6%1.20%
      15.6%15.4%−0.20%18.3%2.70%
      17.5%18.28%0.78%20.4%2.90%
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical devices

    Received: May. 10, 2021

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 8, 2022

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20210299

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