• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 14, Issue 2, 020602 (2016)
Pengfei Liu, Lan Jiang, Sumei Wang*, Zhitao Cao, and Peng Wang
Author Affiliations
  • Laser Micro/Nano Fabrication Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201614.020602 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Pengfei Liu, Lan Jiang, Sumei Wang, Zhitao Cao, Peng Wang. Temperature-insensitive refractive index sensor based on an optical fiber extrinsic Fabry–Perot interferometer processed by a femtosecond laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(2): 020602 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of the proposed EFPI.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the proposed EFPI.
    Microscope images of the (a) fiber end face A, (b) fiber end face B, and (c) whole assembly.
    Fig. 2. Microscope images of the (a) fiber end face A, (b) fiber end face B, and (c) whole assembly.
    Experiment setup of RI sensing.
    Fig. 3. Experiment setup of RI sensing.
    Spectrum of the EFPI in air.
    Fig. 4. Spectrum of the EFPI in air.
    Spectra of the EFPI filled with a NaCl solution (5%–10%).
    Fig. 5. Spectra of the EFPI filled with a NaCl solution (5%–10%).
    Amplification of part of the spectra.
    Fig. 6. Amplification of part of the spectra.
    Wavelength shifts versus RI for the EFPI.
    Fig. 7. Wavelength shifts versus RI for the EFPI.
    Spectrum of the sensor in water with a cavity length of 358.5 μm.
    Fig. 8. Spectrum of the sensor in water with a cavity length of 358.5 μm.
    Wavelength shifts for the sensor with a cavity length of 358.5 μm.
    Fig. 9. Wavelength shifts for the sensor with a cavity length of 358.5 μm.
    11×81 values of the demodulated cavity length Lf.
    Fig. 10. 11×81 values of the demodulated cavity length Lf.
    Cavity length Lf variations versus RI for the EFPI.
    Fig. 11. Cavity length Lf variations versus RI for the EFPI.
    Cavity length Lf variations versus temperature, from 30°C to 60°C.
    Fig. 12. Cavity length Lf variations versus temperature, from 30°C to 60°C.
    Pengfei Liu, Lan Jiang, Sumei Wang, Zhitao Cao, Peng Wang. Temperature-insensitive refractive index sensor based on an optical fiber extrinsic Fabry–Perot interferometer processed by a femtosecond laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(2): 020602
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