Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 21, 2106004(2024)

Fabry‒Pérot Interferometric Gas Pressure Sensor Based on Photonic Crystal Fiber and Hollow-Core Fiber

Renlong Zhang1,2, Dexu Kong1,2, Jiawei Zhang1,2, Yufei Zhang1,2, and Qiang Liu1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Control Engineering, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei , China
  • 2College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning , China
  • 3Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Sensing and Detection Technology of Hebei Province, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei , China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Schematic diagram of gas pressure sensing probe
    Detection structure of gas pressure sensing probe
    Preparation process of sensing probe. (a) Fusion splicing of SMF to HCF; (b) fixed-length cutting of HCF; (c) fusion splicing of HCF to PCF; (d) fixed-length cutting of PCF
    Microscope images of optical fibers after welding and PCF cross section photograph. (a) Fusion splicing result of SMF and HCF; (b) fusion splicing result of HCF and PCF; (c) PCF cross section photograph
    Side views of gas pressure sensing probes. (a) 1#; (b) 2#; (c) 3#; (d) 4#
    Schematic diagram of gas pressure sensing system
    Schematic diagram of gas pressure sensing device
    Output spectra and FFT results. (a) Interference spectra of sensing probes 1#‒4#; (b) FFT results of final spectrum of sensing probe 4#; (c) filtered spectra of sensing probe 4# at different gas pressures
    Linear fitting curves of gas pressure versus wavelength. (a) 4#; (b) 1# and 2#
    Reversibility test results of sensor probes. (a) 3#; (b) 4#
    Temperature test results of sensor probe 4#. (a) Spectra at different temperatures; (b) linear fitting curve of temperature versus dip wavelength
    • Table 1. Discharge parameters at each fusion splicing point and optical fiber lengths

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      Table 1. Discharge parameters at each fusion splicing point and optical fiber lengths

      Splicing typeSensing probeDischarge time /msDischarge strength /%HCF length /μm
      Splicing between SMF and HCF1#2805069.3
      2#2507059.3
      3#2208071.4
      4#2805056.2
      Splicing between HCF and PCF1#22030424.9
      2#23035377.1
      3#24038347.6
      4#22030370.2
    • Table 2. Pressure sensing probes of all-fiber cascaded structures in recent five years

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      Table 2. Pressure sensing probes of all-fiber cascaded structures in recent five years

      Sensing structureGas pressurerange /MPaGas pressuresensitivity /(nm/MPa)Temperature sensitivity /(pm/℃)StyleRef. No
      SMF-Capillary-TCF0‒802.981.77FPI14
      SMF-G-PCF0‒13.8211.74FPI15
      SMF-HCF1-HCF20.2‒1.63.639.22FPI16
      SMF-MMF-SCF(PDMS)0‒0.32.2750FPI17
      SMF-micro-channel-SMF0‒0.83.358.4MZI28
      SMF-MMF-SHDCF-MMF-SMF0.1‒16.10.240.0103MZI29
      SMF-HCF-SMPCF0‒2.53.8412.1FPIOurs
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    Renlong Zhang, Dexu Kong, Jiawei Zhang, Yufei Zhang, Qiang Liu. Fabry‒Pérot Interferometric Gas Pressure Sensor Based on Photonic Crystal Fiber and Hollow-Core Fiber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(21): 2106004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: May. 6, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 8, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 20, 2024

    The Author Email: Liu Qiang (liuqiang@neuq.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS240962

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS240962

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