• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 3, 20210299 (2022)
Jiamin Wang, Zhen Li, and Jiqiang Wang
Author Affiliations
  • Laser Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250103, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20210299 Cite this Article
    Jiamin Wang, Zhen Li, Jiqiang Wang. All-optical fiber miniature soil moisture content sensor[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(3): 20210299 Copy Citation Text show less
    Sensing system structure diagram
    Fig. 1. Sensing system structure diagram
    Probe structure of all optical fiber soil moisture content sensor
    Fig. 2. Probe structure of all optical fiber soil moisture content sensor
    Basic configuration diagram of the experimental
    Fig. 3. Basic configuration diagram of the experimental
    Change of soil moisture probe temperature with time
    Fig. 4. Change of soil moisture probe temperature with time
    Temperature characteristic value fitting curve
    Fig. 5. Temperature characteristic value fitting curve
    Comparison of measurement errors of soil moisture content before and after temperature compensation
    Fig. 6. Comparison of measurement errors of soil moisture content before and after temperature compensation
    Temperature variation diagram of sensing probe in different types of soil samples
    Fig. 7. Temperature variation diagram of sensing probe in different types of soil samples
    ParameterValue
    Probe materialStainless steel
    Soil typeSand/Loess
    Pump light source wavelength1480 nm
    Demodulator modelGC-97001C
    Pump light heating power450 mW
    Electronic weighing instrument accuracy0.001 g
    Drying box temperature/heating time120 ℃/12 h
    Doped Bragg grating center wavelength1550.038 nm
    Reference grating center wavelength1539.870 nm
    Table 1. Parameters of soil moisture content test platform
    Drying methodFiber method Electronic method
    Value ErrorValue Error
    3.1%4.26%1.16%5.3%2.20%
    6.5%6.99%0.49%8.9%2.40%
    14.4%12.99%−1.41%15.6%1.20%
    15.6%15.4%−0.20%18.3%2.70%
    17.5%18.28%0.78%20.4%2.90%
    Table 2. Results of different moisture content measurement methods
    Jiamin Wang, Zhen Li, Jiqiang Wang. All-optical fiber miniature soil moisture content sensor[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(3): 20210299
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