• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 21, Issue 4, 041205 (2023)
Jiabin Wang1, Xinzhe Zeng1, Jian Zhou1, Jiayu Hao1, Xingyu Yang1, Yue Liu1, Wenhuan Chen1, Song Li1, Yunxiang Yan1、2, Tao Geng1、*, Weimin Sun1, and Libo Yuan3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of In-fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
  • 2Qingdao Innovation and Development Center of Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, China
  • 3Photonics Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202321.041205 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Jiabin Wang, Xinzhe Zeng, Jian Zhou, Jiayu Hao, Xingyu Yang, Yue Liu, Wenhuan Chen, Song Li, Yunxiang Yan, Tao Geng, Weimin Sun, Libo Yuan. Highly sensitive torsion sensor based on Mach–Zehnder interference in helical seven-core fiber taper[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(4): 041205 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We propose a high-sensitivity bidirectional torsion sensor using a helical seven-core fiber taper embedded in multimode fiber (MHSTM). Sensors with different taper waists and helical pitches are fabricated, and their transmission spectra are obtained and analyzed. The waist and length of the sandwiched seven-core fiber are finally determined to be 68 µm and 3 mm, respectively. The experimental results show that the clockwise and counterclockwise torsion sensitivities of the proposed sensor are 2.253 nm/(rad/m) and -1.123 nm/(rad/m), respectively. When tapered waist diameter reduces to 48 µm, a superior torsion sensitivity of 5.391 nm/(rad/m) in the range of 0–4.24 nm/(rad/m) is obtained, which is 46 times as large as the traditional helical seven-core fiber structure. In addition, the MHSTM structure is also relatively stable to temperature variations.
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    Jiabin Wang, Xinzhe Zeng, Jian Zhou, Jiayu Hao, Xingyu Yang, Yue Liu, Wenhuan Chen, Song Li, Yunxiang Yan, Tao Geng, Weimin Sun, Libo Yuan. Highly sensitive torsion sensor based on Mach–Zehnder interference in helical seven-core fiber taper[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2023, 21(4): 041205
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