Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 52, Issue 2, 0206004(2023)

Modelling Study of a High Sensitivity Sagnac Temperature Sensor Based on Photonic Crystal Fiber

Lijuan ZHAO1...2,3, Yujing WU1, Zhiniu XU1,* and Qi LIU1 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,North China Electric Power University,Baoding 071003,China
  • 2Hebei Key Laboratory of Power Internet of Things Technology,North China Electric Power University,Baoding 071003,China
  • 3Baoding Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Optical Communication Technology,North China Electric Power University,Baoding 071003,China
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    Schematic of the Sagnac interferometer temperature sensor
    Cross section of optical fiber
    PCF mode field distribution
    Effect of b1 on effective refractive index and birefringence
    Variation of birefringence with temperature
    Effect of d1 on birefringence and fiber birefringence temperature sensitivity
    Variation of birefringence with wavelength before and after filling with ethanol
    Liquid filling method
    Variation of birefringence with temperature corresponding to different filling methods
    Variation of birefringence corresponding to filling different temperature sensitive liquids with temperature
    Different combinations of structural parameters correspond to birefringence
    Variation of birefringence with temperature for fibers with different structural parameters under different filling methods
    The transmission spectrum with different temperature
    Relationship between concave point wavelength and temperature
    • Table 1. Corresponding sensitivity and goodness of fit for different temperature-sensitive liquids

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      Table 1. Corresponding sensitivity and goodness of fit for different temperature-sensitive liquids

      Temperature sensitive liquidsSensitivity/(×10-5·℃-1R2
      Ethanol2.050 70.987 4
      Toluene0.735 30.951 2
      Polyglycerol0.214 10.965 4
    • Table 2. Combination methods and their corresponding fiber birefringence temperature sensitivity

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      Table 2. Combination methods and their corresponding fiber birefringence temperature sensitivity

      CombinationsStructural parametersMethod Ⅰ/(×10-5·℃-1Method Ⅱ/(×10-5·℃-1
      1d1=0.80 μm,b1=0.30 μm2.050 71.836 9
      2d1=0.80 μm,b1=0.44 μm2.007 51.803 7
      3d1=0.80 μm,b1=0.59 μm1.982 01.790 8
      4d1=0.83 μm,b1=0.30 μm1.840 61.614 5
      5d1=0.83 μm,b1=0.44 μm1.799 71.578 4
      6d1=0.83 μm,b1=0.59 μm1.778 11.595 6
      7d1=0.85 μm,b1=0.30 μm1.701 51.641 1
      8d1=0.85 μm,b1=0.44 μm1.664 91.508 2
      9d1=0.85 μm,b1=0.59 μm1.645 91.640 5
    • Table 3. Comparison with existing typical Sagnac temperature sensor

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      Table 3. Comparison with existing typical Sagnac temperature sensor

      SensorSensitivity/(nm·℃-1Range/℃L/cmR2
      Ref.[230.06820~7025.4
      Ref.[247.5425~8560.982 1
      Ref.[255.4220~7020
      Ref.[26-5.77,8.4925~850.150.957 4,0.976 8
      Proposed11.280~750.200.999 9
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    Lijuan ZHAO, Yujing WU, Zhiniu XU, Qi LIU. Modelling Study of a High Sensitivity Sagnac Temperature Sensor Based on Photonic Crystal Fiber[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(2): 0206004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Sep. 19, 2022

    Accepted: Nov. 29, 2022

    Published Online: Mar. 28, 2023

    The Author Email: XU Zhiniu (wzcnjxx@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20235202.0206004

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