Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 5, 969(2024)

Miniaturized and highly sensitive fiber-optic Fabry–Perot sensor for mHz infrasound detection

Peijie Wang1...2,†, Yufeng Pan1,2,†, Jiangshan Zhang3, Jie Zhai1,2, Deming Liu1,2, and Ping Lu12,* |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO) and National Engineering Research Center of Next Generation Internet Access System, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 3Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    (a) Schematic diagram of the fiber-optic FP acoustic sensor. (b) Electrical-mechanical-acoustic equivalent model of the sensor.
    (a) Effects of connecting hole radius on transfer function when connecting hole length is fixed. (b) Effects of connecting hole length on transfer function when connecting hole radius is fixed. (c) Effects of back cavity volume on transfer function. (d) Effects of back cavity volume on low cut-off frequency.
    (a) Fabrication process of the diaphragm. (b) Fabrication process of the spiral micro-flow hole and assembly of the sensor. (c) Left: picture of the single layer of silicon chip before bonding. Right: scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the spiral groove structure. (d) Left: picture of the dual layers of large-area silicon wafers after bonding. Right: picture of the fiber-optic FP sensor.
    Infrasound sensor calibration experimental system.
    Frequency spectra of the sensor output signals under the acoustic waves with different frequencies: (a) 0.01 Hz, (b) 0.05 Hz, (c) 0.1 Hz. (d) Sinusoidal fitting of time domain signal of 0.1 Hz. (e) Linearity of the sensor at 5 Hz acoustic wave.
    Acoustic pressure sensitivity of the fiber-optic FP acoustic sensor from 0.01 Hz to 5 kHz.
    Noise test results. (a) Noise spectrum, (b) minimum detectable pressure (MDP) under different frequencies.
    Relationship between diaphragm sensitivity and various parameters. (a) Stress, (b) radius, (c) thickness, (d) density.
    Acoustic test photos of the fiber-optic FP sensor.
    • Table 1. Comparison between Different Fiber-Optic Infrasound Sensors

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      Table 1. Comparison between Different Fiber-Optic Infrasound Sensors

      DiaphragmSensitivityMDPFrequency (Hz)Reference
      Silicon nitride−152 dB re 1 rad/μPa at 100 Hz/0.1–250[1]
      Gold−130.6 dB re 1 rad/μPa at 100 Hz10.2mPa/Hz1/2 at 5 Hz0.8–250[28]
      Silicon−154.6 dB re 1 rad/μPa/10–2000[44]
      PPS (polyphenylene sulfide)/88.9mPa/Hz1/20.01–1[46]
      Cr-Ag-Au−123.19 dB re 1 rad/μPa at 5 Hz1.2  mPa/Hz1/2at 5 Hz0.01–2500This work
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    Peijie Wang, Yufeng Pan, Jiangshan Zhang, Jie Zhai, Deming Liu, Ping Lu, "Miniaturized and highly sensitive fiber-optic Fabry–Perot sensor for mHz infrasound detection," Photonics Res. 12, 969 (2024)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Jan. 25, 2024

    Accepted: Mar. 2, 2024

    Published Online: May. 6, 2024

    The Author Email: Ping Lu (pluriver@mail.hust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.519946

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.519946

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