Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 20, 2006005(2024)

Temperature and Salinity Sensors Based on Two‐Photon Polymerized 3‐Dimensional Printed Micro‐Ring Resonator

Maoqing Chen1,2,3、*, Yiyang He2, Chi Zhang2, Zhouyang Lin2, Qiang Liu1,2,3, and Yong Zhao1,2,3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Control Engineering, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei , China
  • 2Hebei Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Precision Optical Sensing and Measurement Technology, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei , China
  • 3National Engineering Research Center for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Beijing 100028, China
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    Local and global structure diagram of proposed sensor. (a) Schematic diagram of fabricated micro-ring resonator structure; (b) physical figure of sensor; (c) schematic diagram of overall structure of temperature and salinity sensor of micro-ring resonator
    Simulation results of proposed sensor. (a) Transmission spectra when coupling gap is 200, 150, 100, 50 and 0 nm;
    Schematic diagram of sensor preparation process. (a) Dropping photoresist (IP-Dip2) on a silicon substrate; (b) laser direct writing using an oil-immersion objective
    Schematic diagram of local scaling and parameter optimization based on Describe software. (a) High magnification of coupling region; (b) scanning array model with different laser intensities and writing speeds; (c) scanning array physical figure
    Sensor packaging process and experimental results. (a) Experimental setup for sensor packaging; (b) transmission spectrum of encapsulated on-chip micro-ring resonator
    Experimental setup for temperature sensitivity of on-chip micro-ring resonator
    Transmission spectra and linear fitting results of on-chip micro-ring resonator temperature sensor at different temperatures
    Long-term temperature monitoring results for on-chip micro-ring resonator
    Transmission spectra and linear fitting results of on-chip micro-ring resonator salinity sensor in standard seawater of different salinities
    • Table 1. Comparative analysis of temperature sensing performance and characterization of proposed sensor with recently reported schemes

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      Table 1. Comparative analysis of temperature sensing performance and characterization of proposed sensor with recently reported schemes

      Micro-ring resonator typeMaterialDimension /μm2Sensing range/℃Sensitivity/(pm/℃)Citation
      Polymer micro platePolymers1218.625‒609625
      Bi-polarized silicon micro ringsSilicon1256.020‒7069.032
      Fano resonance micro ringsSilicon dioxide1176.010‒9075.333
      Cascade silicon micro ringsSilicon121000.024‒48293.934
      Micro rings with wide waveguideSilicon dioxide0‒306835
      Micro rings in fiberPolymers1000025‒5019336
      Microsphere resonatorSilicon dioxide500020‒11026.837
      3D printed polymer micro ringsPolymers1600.05‒35242.9This work
    • Table 2. Comparative analysis of salinity sensing performance and characterization of proposed sensor with recently reported schemes

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      Table 2. Comparative analysis of salinity sensing performance and characterization of proposed sensor with recently reported schemes

      Micro-ring resonator typeMaterialSensing range /‰Sensitivity /(pm/‰)Citation
      Knotted micro ringsSilicon dioxide25‒3716.2138
      Miniature fiber optic micro ringsSilicon dioxide20‒3721.1839
      3D printed polymer micro ringsPolymers20‒23028.19This work
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    Maoqing Chen, Yiyang He, Chi Zhang, Zhouyang Lin, Qiang Liu, Yong Zhao. Temperature and Salinity Sensors Based on Two‐Photon Polymerized 3‐Dimensional Printed Micro‐Ring Resonator[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(20): 2006005

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: May. 22, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 15, 2024

    Published Online: Oct. 14, 2024

    The Author Email: Chen Maoqing (chenmaoqing@neuq.edu.cn), Zhao Yong (zhaoyong@ise.neu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS241052

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS241052

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