• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 41, Issue 9, 0906002 (2021)
Guangwei Fu*, Chang Liu, Mengmei Wang, Bilin Wang, Ying Wang, Xinghu Fu, Wa Jin, and Weihong Bi
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory for Special Fiber and Fiber Sensor of Hebei Province, School of Information Science and Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202141.0906002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Guangwei Fu, Chang Liu, Mengmei Wang, Bilin Wang, Ying Wang, Xinghu Fu, Wa Jin, Weihong Bi. Tapered Multimode Fiber Temperature Sensor Based on Surface Graphene Modification[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(9): 0906002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Refractive index change of graphene fiber with temperature and mode field distribution at different temperatures
    Fig. 1. Refractive index change of graphene fiber with temperature and mode field distribution at different temperatures
    Temperature-loss curves under different beam waist diameters
    Fig. 2. Temperature-loss curves under different beam waist diameters
    Temperature-loss curves under different graphene layers
    Fig. 3. Temperature-loss curves under different graphene layers
    Graphene transfer process. (a) Copper foil with graphene on the surface; (b) dissolution of the copper foil; (c) graphene transferred to fiber
    Fig. 4. Graphene transfer process. (a) Copper foil with graphene on the surface; (b) dissolution of the copper foil; (c) graphene transferred to fiber
    Raman spectra of graphene under different cone lengths. (a) L=0 mm; (b) L=5 mm; (c) L=8 mm; (d) L=10 mm
    Fig. 5. Raman spectra of graphene under different cone lengths. (a) L=0 mm; (b) L=5 mm; (c) L=8 mm; (d) L=10 mm
    SEM image after transferring graphene
    Fig. 6. SEM image after transferring graphene
    Temperature sensing experiment system
    Fig. 7. Temperature sensing experiment system
    Spectra of TMMFs with different beam waist diameters without graphene modification as temperature increases. (a) d=9.95 μm; (b) d=12.87 μm; (c) d=16.20 μm; (d) d=125 μm
    Fig. 8. Spectra of TMMFs with different beam waist diameters without graphene modification as temperature increases. (a) d=9.95 μm; (b) d=12.87 μm; (c) d=16.20 μm; (d) d=125 μm
    SG-TMMF spectra with increasing temperature. (a) d=9.95 μm; (b) d=12.87 μm; (c) d=16.20 μm
    Fig. 9. SG-TMMF spectra with increasing temperature. (a) d=9.95 μm; (b) d=12.87 μm; (c) d=16.20 μm
    Temperature sensing experiment results of 12.87 μm experiment group
    Fig. 10. Temperature sensing experiment results of 12.87 μm experiment group
    Transmission loss of SG-TMMFs with different graphene lengths versus temperature. (a) l=2 mm; (b) l=4 mm; (c) l=5 mm; (d) l=8 mm
    Fig. 11. Transmission loss of SG-TMMFs with different graphene lengths versus temperature. (a) l=2 mm; (b) l=4 mm; (c) l=5 mm; (d) l=8 mm
    Relationship curve between wavelength drift and temperature change
    Fig. 12. Relationship curve between wavelength drift and temperature change
    SerialnumberTaperlengthL /mmBeam waistdiameterD /μmSensitivity /(dB·℃-1)
    118.09.950.0555
    217.512.870.0248
    317.016.200.0373
    40125.000.0059
    Table 1. Temperature sensing sensitivity of TMMF sensor without graphene modification
    SerialnumberTaperlengthL /mmBeam waistdiameterd /μmSensitivity /(dB·℃-1)
    118.09.950.1589
    217.512.870.1248
    317.016.200.1109
    Table 2. Temperature sensing sensitivity of each SG-TMMF sensor
    SerialnumberTaper lengthL /mmGraphene lengthl /mm
    118.012
    218.034
    318.025
    418.018
    Table 3. SG-TMMF structural parameters of each group
    Serial numberTaper lengthL /mmGraphene lengthl /mmLoss sensitivity /(nm·℃-1)LinearityWavelength sensitivity /(nm·℃-1)
    118.0120.12180.9930.0039
    218.0340.12440.9880.0046
    318.0250.12770.9460.0076
    418.0180.12610.9910.0135
    Table 4. Sensor sensitivity at different graphene lengths
    Guangwei Fu, Chang Liu, Mengmei Wang, Bilin Wang, Ying Wang, Xinghu Fu, Wa Jin, Weihong Bi. Tapered Multimode Fiber Temperature Sensor Based on Surface Graphene Modification[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(9): 0906002
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