Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 9, 0906002(2025)
Characterization of Cascade-Type Curvature Sensor with Bowknot-Type Taper and Tapered Fiber
This study proposes a cascade-type fiber curvature sensor with bowknot-type taper and a tapered fiber structure based on intermodal interference. The proposed sensor comprises two bowknot-type tapers prepared by fiber fusion splicing using single-mode fibers, and the tapered structure is added by fixed-point tapering. Experimental results show that when the tapered structure has a pulling cone length of 0?2500 μm, the sensitivity of the sensor increases alongside the pulling cone length; furthermore, for pulling cone lengths of 3000 μm and 3500 μm, sensor sensitivity tends to be stable. The maximum sensitivity reaches -22.50 nm/m-1 in a curvature range of 3.4072?6.0881 m-1 for a pulling cone length of 2500 μm. This structure has both high sensitivity and high stability, which effectively solves the problem of temperature cross-sensitivity and simultaneously simplifies the sensor manufacturing process, improving its compactness and reducing the production cost.
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Yuxi Wu, Zhigang Gao, Lugui Cui, Zongliang Wang, Feng Peng. Characterization of Cascade-Type Curvature Sensor with Bowknot-Type Taper and Tapered Fiber[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(9): 0906002
Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
Received: Jul. 26, 2024
Accepted: Sep. 12, 2024
Published Online: Apr. 10, 2025
The Author Email: Zhigang Gao (realgaozg@gmail.com), Zongliang Wang (wangzongliang@lcu.edu.cn)
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