Fig. 1. Growth in fiber-optic hydrogen sensor publications since 2000 according to an enquiry (December 2020) in Ei Compendex
Fig. 2. Schematic of strain modulation M-Z interference hydrogen sensor
[40] Fig. 3. (a) Schematic of strain modulation F-P interference hydrogen sensor
[42]; Schematic of F-P interference structure with Pd film (b) on the side
[58] and (c) on the end
[59]. PHF:Palladium based hydrogen sensitive film
Fig. 4. Schematic probe structure of optical fiber hydrogen sensor based on F-P interferometer formed by microcantilever
[39] Fig. 5. (a) Schematic of strain modulation FBG hydrogen sensor
[45]; Schematic of FBG sensing area of (b) side polishing
[57], (c) cladding corrosion
[60], (d) taper
[61], and (e) grooving
[62] Fig. 6. (a) Schematic of modulation optical fiber interferometer hydrogen sensor based on radial strain
[41];(b) Enlarged view of PM-PCF sensor head
Fig. 7. (a) Schematic of typical refractive index modulation micro mirror hydrogen sensor
[47]; (b) Schematic of single optical path differential structure
[64]; (c) Schematic of dual optical path differential structure
[48] Fig. 8. (a) Schematic of typical refractive index modulation evanescent field hydrogen sensor
[49]; (b) Schematic of D-type evanescent field hydrogen sensor
[50] Fig. 9. (a) Schematic of typical refractive index modulation SPR hydrogen sensor; (b) Sketch for Pd metallic grating on the end-face of fiber
[69] Fig. 10. (a) Schematic of typical refractive index modulation M-Z hydrogen sensor
[52]; Schematic of M-Z sensing area of (b) Core-offset fusion
[70], (c) taper
[33], (d) collapse fusion
[71], and (e) LPG
[73] Fig. 11. Schematic of temperature modulation FBG hydrogen sensor. THF: Tungsten trioxide hydrogen sensitive material
Fig. 12. Principle of sensing technology based on stimulated Raman dispersion
[75] Fig. 13. Magnetron sputtering coating equipment. (a) Magnetron sputtering coating machine; (b) Three independent target sources; (c) Optical fiber clamp
Modulation scheme | Hydrogen sensitive material | Optical path scheme | Modulation parameters | Ref. | Strain | Pd-based | Optical fiber interferometer | Intensity/Phase | [40-41] | Fabry-Perot interferometer | Intensity/Phase | [38, 42-43] | Fiber Bragg grating | Wavelength | [44-46] | Refractive index | Pd-based and WO3 | Micro mirror | Intensity | [47-48] | Evanescent wave | Intensity | [49-50] | Surface plasma resonance | Intensity/Wavelength | [34, 51] | Optical fiber interferometer | Intensity/Phase | [33, 52] | Fabry-Perot interferometer | Phase/Wavelength | [53] | Temperature | WO3 | Fiber Bragg grating | Wavelength | [54-55] | Optical fiber interferometer | Phase | [35, 56] |
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Table 1. Classification of optical fiber hydrogen sensors