Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 52, Issue 6, 0606002(2025)

Temperature-Insensitive Curvature Sensor Based on Seven-Core Fiber

Siyu Zhang1,2,3, Fan Zhang1,2,3, Kunlun Han1,2,3, Jiangli Dong1,2,3, and Ou Xu1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Advanced Photonics Technology, School of Information Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong , China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Photonic Technology for Integrated Sensing and Communication, Ministry of Education of China, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong , China
  • 3Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong , China
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    Sensor structure diagrams. (a) Sensor diagram; (b) SCF microscope image
    Schematic diagram of cross section of seven-core optical fiber
    Light field distributions under different cone diameters. (a) D=60 µm; (b) D=50 µm; (c) D=40 µm
    Reflection spectra under different sample diameters
    Sample reflection spectrum and spatial spectrum diagram. (a) Sensor reflection spectrum with L2=15.6 cm; (b) FFT of measured spectrum
    Curvature experimental device
    Curvature experiment results. (a) Spectral drifts under different curvatures; (b) data fitting result
    Repeated experiment results
    Sensitivity comparison
    Temperature experiment results. (a) Wavelength drifts under different temperatures; (b) data fitting result
    • Table 1. Performance comparison among designed sensor and other sensors

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      Table 1. Performance comparison among designed sensor and other sensors

      Sensing structureSensitivityCurvature range /m-1Ref.
      SMF-TMMF-SMF(MZI)-8.583 nm/m-10.71‒1.9124
      SMF-TCF1-TCF2-SMF(MZI)0.791 nm/m-10‒0.15918
      ECF-HCF-MMF(FPI)-81.5 pm/m-10‒8.8525
      TSMF(MI)0.700 nm/m-18.73‒11.829
      SCF(FBG)0.390 nm/m-12.53‒8.6222
      SMF-TSCF(MI)-1.683 nm/m-10‒11.492This work
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    Siyu Zhang, Fan Zhang, Kunlun Han, Jiangli Dong, Ou Xu. Temperature-Insensitive Curvature Sensor Based on Seven-Core Fiber[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(6): 0606002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber optics and optical communication

    Received: Aug. 8, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 20, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 18, 2025

    The Author Email: Ou Xu (xuou@gdut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL241127

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL241127

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