• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 58, Issue 15, 1516019 (2021)
Xue Zhou1, Xin Yan1, Xuenan Zhang1, Fang Wang1, Shuguang Li1, Lei Lang2, and Tonglei Cheng1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Synthetical Automation for Process Industries, College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang , Liaoning 110819, China
  • 2SIASUN Robot & Automation Co., Ltd., Shenyang , Liaoning 110819, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP202158.1516019 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xue Zhou, Xin Yan, Xuenan Zhang, Fang Wang, Shuguang Li, Lei Lang, Tonglei Cheng. Application of Soft-Glass Optical Fibers in Biosensing[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(15): 1516019 Copy Citation Text show less
    Transmission spectra of several soft-glass materials[2]
    Fig. 1. Transmission spectra of several soft-glass materials[2]
    Transmission spectra of different soft glass materials. (a) Different element component; (b) different element content
    Fig. 2. Transmission spectra of different soft glass materials. (a) Different element component; (b) different element content
    Manufacturing process of chalcogenide glasses
    Fig. 3. Manufacturing process of chalcogenide glasses
    Physical drawings of common soft glass materials
    Fig. 4. Physical drawings of common soft glass materials
    Schematic diagram of stacking method
    Fig. 5. Schematic diagram of stacking method
    Schematic diagram of foundry method
    Fig. 6. Schematic diagram of foundry method
    Diagram of sensor structure
    Fig. 7. Diagram of sensor structure
    Experimental system diagram of brain temperature detection in vivo
    Fig. 8. Experimental system diagram of brain temperature detection in vivo
    Soft glass fiber sensing probe based on evanescent field principle. (a) Winding sensing probe; (b) curved sensing probe
    Fig. 9. Soft glass fiber sensing probe based on evanescent field principle. (a) Winding sensing probe; (b) curved sensing probe
    CO2 concentration detection device
    Fig. 10. CO2 concentration detection device
    CLSM image of MG63 cells cultured on the surface of phosphate glass fibres[68]
    Fig. 11. CLSM image of MG63 cells cultured on the surface of phosphate glass fibres[68]
    PropertyChalcogenide(Ge30As10Se30Te30Tellurite(TeO2ZBLAN(ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF)Phosphate(20 K2O-10MgO-10Al2O3-60P2O5Silica
    Approximate transmission range /μm2‒120.4‒200.22-80.16‒4
    Maximum phonon energy /cm-14506001100
    Transition temperature /℃265280‒430260470@PAL 011175
    Thermal conductivity /(W·m-1∙K-1~0.20.6281.38
    Expansion coefficient /(10-6 K-114.418.617.2100.55
    Density (g·cm-34.885.001@TeO2-NaCl4.32.872.20
    Knoop hardness (kg·mm-2205225600
    Fracture toughness /(MPa·m1/2~0.20.320.72
    Poisson’s ratio~0.260.170.17
    Young’s modulus /GPa21.958.370
    Refractive index2.9@2 μm2.24@1900 nm1.499@589 nm1.6@1.5 μm1.458@589 nm
    Nonlinear index/(cm2·W-19.2×10-141.7×10-141.2×10-144.5×10-14
    Thermo-optic coefficient /(10-6 K-110-16.4-14.7511.9
    Table 1. Basic properties of soft-glass fibers[7, 20-23]
    Core materialCladding materialTemperature sensitivity /(nm · °C-1
    Ge28Sb12Se60 (2.6601)Ge25Sb15Se60 (2.6500)0.075670
    Ge28Sb12Se60 (2.6601)Ge20Sb15Se65 (2.4621)0.076660
    Ge28Sb12Se60 (2.6601)Ge15Sb25Se60 (2.4500)0.076660
    Ge25Sb15Se60 (2.6500)Ge20Sb15Se65 (2.4621)0.065333
    Ge25Sb15Se60 (2.6500)Ge15Sb25Se60 (2.4500)0.065333
    Silica(1.4628)Silica(1.4681)0.011000
    Table 2. Simulation results of multimode fiber grating (MM-FBG) based on Ge-Sb-Se material[37]
    Core materialCladding materialBragg wavelength /nmTemperature sensitivity /(nm · °C-1
    Ge28Sb12Se60Ge25Sb15Se6015500.075670
    20000.098000
    33900.166000
    Ge25Sb15Se60Ge20Sb15Se6515500.065333
    20000.084667
    33900.145000
    Table 3. Simulation results of Ge-Sb-Se MM-FBG for different operation wavelengths[37]
    Rare earth ion hosting matrixExcitation wavelength /nmTemperature range /KPre-exponential factorEnergy gap /cm-1Maximum sensitivity /K-1Maximun temperature /K
    Silicate glass: Er3+978296‒6731.875120.0023
    Tellurite glass: Er3+379313‒71313.67810.0085596
    Germanate glass: Er3+379453‒71318.88270.0066473
    Chalcogenide glass: Er3+/Yb3+1060293‒4988.856450.0052493
    Tellurite-Germanate glass: Er3+379313‒71317.308300.0078599
    Fluorophosphates glass: Er3+488298‒77318.378730.0079630
    Fluorotellurite glass: Er3+800300‒50010.257650.0054547
    Flurotellurite glass: Er3+476.583‒86314.677660.0072547
    Er3+51483‒86314.027590.0069550
    Table 4. Spectroscopic and sensing parameters for various Er3+ hosting matrix[14]
    Xue Zhou, Xin Yan, Xuenan Zhang, Fang Wang, Shuguang Li, Lei Lang, Tonglei Cheng. Application of Soft-Glass Optical Fibers in Biosensing[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(15): 1516019
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