Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 18, 1801014(2024)

High-Sensitivity Sensors Based on Long-Period Gratings Inscribed in Tapered Few-Mode Fiber

Peng Wei, Yuehui Ma, Siyu Chen, Xiaolong Fan, and Yunqi Liu*
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Network, School of Communication & Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Relationship between LPFG resonance wavelength and grating period obtained by experiment and simulation. (a) LP01-LP11 core mode; (b) LP01-LP21 core mode; (c) LP01-LP02 core mode; (d) LP01-LP12 cladding mode
    Transmission spectra and mode field distribution of tapered FMF LPFG. (a) Core mode in fibers with cone waist diameter of 100‒60 μm; (b) cladding mode in fibers with cone waist diameter of 50‒30 μm
    PDL characteristics of tapered FMF LPFGs with different waist diameters. (a) 100 μm; (b) 90 μm; (c) 80 μm; (d) 70 μm; (e) 60 μm; (f) 50 μm; (g) 40 μm; (h) 30 μm
    Comparison of temperature characteristics of LP11 core mode with different waist diameters
    Comparison of temperature characteristics of LP21 core mode with waist diameters of 100 μm and 90 μm
    Temperature characteristics of tapered FMF LPFGs with different waist diameters based on LP01-LP12 cladding mode coupling
    Refractive index characteristics of LPFGs based on LP01-LP12 cladding mode coupling for tapered waist diameter of 60‒20 μm. (a) Transmission spectra of tapered FMF LPFGs with waist diameter of 20 μm based on LP01-LP12 cladding mode coupling with different surrounding refractive index; (b) comparison of refractive index characteristics of LP12 cladding mode with different waist diameters
    Torsion characteristics of tapered FMF LPFGs with different waist diameters based on LP01-LP11 core mode coupling. (a) Transmission spectra of tapered FMF LPFGs with tapered waist diameter of 60 μm based on LP01-LP11 core mode coupling with different fiber torsion; (b) comparison of torsion characteristics of LP11 core mode with different waist diameters
    Torsion characteristics of tapered FMF LPFGs with different waist diameters based on LP01-LP21 core mode coupling. (a) Transmission spectra of tapered fiber LPFGs with waist diameter of 90 μm based on LP01-LP21 core mode coupling with different fiber torsion; (b) comparison of torsion characteristics of LP21 core molds with waist diameters of 100 μm and 90 μm
    Torsion characteristics of tapered FMF LPFGs with different waist diameters based on LP01-LP12 cladding mode coupling. (a) Transmission spectra of tapered fiber LPFGs with waist diameter of 30 μm based on LP01-LP12 cladding mode with different fiber torsion; (b) comparison of torsion characteristics of LP12 cladding modes with different waist diameters
    • Table 1. Summary and comparison of characteristics of different modes of tapered FMF LPFGs with different taper waist diameters

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      Table 1. Summary and comparison of characteristics of different modes of tapered FMF LPFGs with different taper waist diameters

      Mode orderWaist diameter /μm

      Temperature sensitivity /

      (pm·℃-1

      Refractive index sensitivity /(nm·RIU-1

      Torsion sensitivity /

      (nm·rad-1·m)

      LP11 core1000.32
      LP11 core900.30
      LP11 core80-51.60.59
      LP11 core70-61.50.63
      LP11 core60-83.80.70
      LP21 core100-52.70.25
      LP21 core90-60.70.26
      LP12 cladding6012.1-345.7-0.30
      LP12 cladding5074.9-657.4-0.36
      LP12 cladding4098.9-3673.3-0.53
      LP12 cladding30105.1-4632.4-0.72
      LP12 cladding20107.0-12166.7
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    Peng Wei, Yuehui Ma, Siyu Chen, Xiaolong Fan, Yunqi Liu. High-Sensitivity Sensors Based on Long-Period Gratings Inscribed in Tapered Few-Mode Fiber[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(18): 1801014

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: May. 13, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 18, 2024

    Published Online: Sep. 6, 2024

    The Author Email: Liu Yunqi (yqliu@shu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL240875

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL240875

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