• Photonic Sensors
  • Vol. 4, Issue 3, 242 (2014)
Caibin YU1, Xiaoxiao CHEN2, Yuan GONG1、*, Yu WU1, Yunjiang RAO1, and and Gangding PENG3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications (Ministry of Education of China), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
  • 2National Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology, Chengdu, 610021, China
  • 3School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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    Caibin YU, Xiaoxiao CHEN, Yuan GONG, Yu WU, Yunjiang RAO, and Gangding PENG. Simultaneous Force and Temperature Measurement Using Optical Microfiber Asymmetrical Interferometer[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2014, 4(3): 242 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A novel optical microfiber asymmetric Fabry-Perot interferometric (MAFPI) sensor is developed for simultaneous measurement of force and temperature. The MAFPI structure is formed by a weak fiber Bragg grating (FBG), a section of the microfiber, and a cleaved fiber end surface. The narrowband beam reflected from the low-reflectivity FBG and the broadband beam from the Fresnel reflection interfere lead to its unique sensing performance. The force sensing is performed by detecting the bending-loss induced fringe contrast changes, while the Bragg wavelength shift is employed for temperature measurement. Sensitivities of 9.8 pm/℃ and 0.025 dB/μN were obtained experimentally for temperature and force measurements, respectively.
    Caibin YU, Xiaoxiao CHEN, Yuan GONG, Yu WU, Yunjiang RAO, and Gangding PENG. Simultaneous Force and Temperature Measurement Using Optical Microfiber Asymmetrical Interferometer[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2014, 4(3): 242
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