Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 13, 132802(2019)

High-Sensitivity Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Sensor Based on Singlemode-Multimode-Singlemode Tapered Structure

Honghai Wang1、*, Simin Peng2, Xin Gui1,2, Changjia Wang2, and Zhengying Li2
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  • 1 National Engineering Laboratory for Fiber Optic Sensing Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
  • 2 School of Information Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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    Schematic of fiber fused taper
    Structural schematic of STMS-FBG
    Reflection spectra of STMS-FBG
    Schematic of strain experimental setup
    Diagrams of strain responses. (a) Reflective spectral responses under different strains; (b) fitting curves of strain sensitivity for sensors with different tapered lengths
    Fitting curves of strain sensitivity for different FBG segments
    Fiber radii at different locations in cone zone. (a) First segment; (b) seventh segment
    Diagrams of temperature responses. (a) Reflective spectral responses at different temperatures; (b) fitting curve of temperature sensitivity
    • Table 1. Comparison of indexes of proposed STMS-FBG sensors and those in previously related reports

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      Table 1. Comparison of indexes of proposed STMS-FBG sensors and those in previously related reports

      SensorSTMS-FBGSMS-FBG1[8]SMS-FBG2[8]SMS-FBG3[10]
      Sensitivity /(pm·με-1)15.52.12.72.7
      Measuring rangeof strain /με0-960-0-2500-200
    • Table 2. Strain sensitivities of fibers with different radii in cone zone

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      Table 2. Strain sensitivities of fibers with different radii in cone zone

      Fiber01020304050607
      Radius /μm20.0222.4524.7330.4735.4241.3648.49
      Sensitivity /(pm·με-1)15.513.611.38.35.74.12.7
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    Honghai Wang, Simin Peng, Xin Gui, Changjia Wang, Zhengying Li. High-Sensitivity Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Sensor Based on Singlemode-Multimode-Singlemode Tapered Structure[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(13): 132802

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    Paper Information

    Category: Remote Sensing and Sensors

    Received: Jan. 8, 2019

    Accepted: Jan. 28, 2019

    Published Online: Jul. 11, 2019

    The Author Email: Wang Honghai (wanghh@whut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.132802

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