Journal of Optoelectronics · Laser, Volume. 33, Issue 1, 9(2022)
Optical fiber temperature sensor based on vernier-effect of cascaded FPI and MZI
In order to take into account of higher temperature sensing sensitivity and larger measurement range,we proposed atemperature sensor based on the vernier-effect of cascaded Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) and Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI),and carried out by experiment.The FPI used in the experiment is composed of two sections of single-mode fiber and a quartz wave plate coated at both ends.Its structure is stable and not affected by the vibration of the incubator,so it is used as a temperature sensing element.MZI filter is made up of two 3 dB couplers.By controlling the length of the two arms,the free spectral range (FSR) is close to the FSR of FPI, so that the temperature sensing sensitivity can be amplified in a cascaded manner based on the vernier-effect.The experimental results show that the temperature sensitivity of the cascade interferometer is 72.4 pm/℃ under the temperature change of 20 ℃—70 ℃.Compared with a single FPI (8.72 pm/℃),this structure magnifies the sensitivity of temperature sensing by 8.3 times and has a larger measurement range.The experimental results are consistent with the theory.
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JIA Xulong, ZHOU Xuefang, CHEN Jianlan, HU Miao, WANG Tianshu. Optical fiber temperature sensor based on vernier-effect of cascaded FPI and MZI[J]. Journal of Optoelectronics · Laser, 2022, 33(1): 9
Received: Mar. 5, 2021
Accepted: --
Published Online: Oct. 9, 2024
The Author Email: ZHOU Xuefang (zhouxf@hdu.edu.cn)