Opto-Electronic Engineering, Volume. 40, Issue 1, 72(2013)
The HCPCF F-P Strain Sensor Based on the Technology of Collapse into the Cavity
A new kind of strain measurement Hollow-core Photonic Crystal Fiber (HCPCF) Fabry-Perot (F-P) interferometer sensor is presented. One end of the HCPCF is fused with the single-mode fiber to form the reflecting surface 1. The other end of HCPCF completely collapses to form the reflecting surface 2 by the electrode discharge in the welding machine. So the new F-P interferometer sensor with HCPCF cavity is constituted. The experimental results show that the strain sensitivity of the sensor cavity length of 2 mm at room temperature is 3.1 nm/με, the linearity is 0.999 2 and limit cavity length change is 3 827.3 nm. In the range of 0 ~ 150 ℃, the change of cavity length is about 0.17 μm. Theoretical and experimental results show that the new sensor has a simple fabrication process, high strain sensitivity, low temperature sensitivity and no hysteresis.
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ZHANG Yan-jun, LIU Shuang-zhu, SU Yu-ling. The HCPCF F-P Strain Sensor Based on the Technology of Collapse into the Cavity[J]. Opto-Electronic Engineering, 2013, 40(1): 72
Received: Aug. 9, 2012
Accepted: --
Published Online: Jan. 16, 2013
The Author Email: Yan-jun ZHANG (ysuyjzhang@yahoo.com)