• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 43, Issue 12, 1210002 (2016)
Fu Xinghu1、*, Yang Chuanqing1, Wang Siwen1, Wen Jianxiang2, Dong Yanhua2, Fu Guangwei1, and Bi Weihong1
Author Affiliations
  • 1[in Chinese]
  • 2[in Chinese]
  • show less
    DOI: 10.3788/cjl201643.1210002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Fu Xinghu, Yang Chuanqing, Wang Siwen, Wen Jianxiang, Dong Yanhua, Fu Guangwei, Bi Weihong. Refractive Index and Curvature Insensitive PbS Fiber Temperature Sensor Based on Inter-modal Interference Principle[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2016, 43(12): 1210002 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A refractive index and curvature insensitive temperature sensor based on PbS fiber is proposed. It is simple in fabrication just by splicing a section of PbS fiber between two single mode fibers without dislocation. Due to the special refractive index distribution of the PbS fiber core, the light can be stimulated to different modes in the core when it couples into the PbS fiber from the input single mode fiber. Different modes interfere when they couple into the output single mode fiber. The optical path differences between different modes of the PbS fiber change when the ambient temperature changes. Finally, the transmission spectrum of the sensor has a variation. Monitoring the variation of the transmission spectrum can measure the ambient temperature. Through the experiments, it is found that a complete periodic interference spectrum can be obtained when the length of PbS fiber is 4 mm. The sensing performances of temperature, refractive index and curvature of the sensor are tested, respectively. The results show that the temperature sensitivity of the sensor is 55.45 pm/℃, the refractive index sensitivity is only 2.08 nm/RIU and the curvature sensitivity is only -0.29 nm/m-1, in which RIU is refractive index unit. It means that the sensor is insensitive to refractive index and curvature. So the temperature sensor can avoid the impact of the refractive index and the curvature. The sensor has a small structure size, and it can be well used in biochemistry, industrial production and other temperature measurement occasions.
    Fu Xinghu, Yang Chuanqing, Wang Siwen, Wen Jianxiang, Dong Yanhua, Fu Guangwei, Bi Weihong. Refractive Index and Curvature Insensitive PbS Fiber Temperature Sensor Based on Inter-modal Interference Principle[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2016, 43(12): 1210002
    Download Citation