• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 39, Issue 10, 1006007 (2019)
Min Liu1, Dejiu Feng1, and Wenlin Feng1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Science, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
  • 2Chongqing Key Laboratory of Green Energy Materials Technology and Systems, Chongqing 400054, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS201939.1006007 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Min Liu, Dejiu Feng, Wenlin Feng. Properties of Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Sensor Based on No-Core-Multimode-No-Core Fiber Structure[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(10): 1006007 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We present a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas sensor based on a no-core-multimode-no-core (NMN) fiber structure. The sensor is fabricated by using two no-core fibers (NCF) which are spliced at both the ends of a multimode fiber (MMF), and the NMN structure is constructed. Different high-order modes can be excited when light travels from a single-mode fiber (SMF) to NCF. When light enters MMF, the high-order modes and fundamental mode transmit in the cladding and core of MMF, respectively, resulting in phase difference and mode interference. Simultaneously, the transmission characteristics of NCF and MMF having different lengths are optimized. The outside surface of NCF is coated with a thin titanium dioxide film by the dip-coating method; thus, a rapid response to H2S gas can be achieved when the film absorbs the gas. With an increase in the H2S concentration, the interference spectra denote a red shift. A sensitivity of 7.36 pm/10 -6 and good linear relation are obtained in the H2S volume fraction range of 0-3×10 -5. In addition, titanium dioxide exhibits good selectivity to H2S, and the response and recovery time of the sensor are approximately 50 s and 65 s. The sensor has advantages of simple structure, high sensitivity, and easy manufacturability, and it can be applied in the field of safety monitoring of the low-concentration H2S gas.
    Min Liu, Dejiu Feng, Wenlin Feng. Properties of Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Sensor Based on No-Core-Multimode-No-Core Fiber Structure[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(10): 1006007
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