Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 31, Issue 4, 902(2011)
Measurement of Refractive Index with a PM-LPG Based Sagnac Loop Sensor
By inscribing a long-period fiber grating (LPG) on a polarization-maintaining fiber (PMF), a fiber Sagnac loop sensor for simultaneous measurement of refractive index and temperature has been proposed and demonstrated.The LPG was fabricated on the PMF by using a CO2 laser, and then inserted into a fiber loop formed by using a normal single-mode fiber coupler.One of the transmission minimum of the Sagnac loop sensor was measured, whose wavelength varied with temperature and the intensity changed with refractive index.Temperature sensitivity of -0.654 nm·℃-1 and refractive sensitivity of 49.9 dB·RIU-1 have been achieved.The sensor system shows advantages of small size and low cost, and owns a good application prospect.
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KANG Juan, DONG Xin-yong, ZHAO Chun-liu, ZHANG Zai-xuan, JIN Shang-zhong. Measurement of Refractive Index with a PM-LPG Based Sagnac Loop Sensor[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2011, 31(4): 902
Received: Nov. 25, 2010
Accepted: --
Published Online: May. 30, 2011
The Author Email: Juan KANG (kangjuan@cjlu.edu.cn)
CSTR:32186.14.