• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 55, Issue 4, 040606 (2018)
Yong Wei1, Yudong Su1, Chunlan Liu1, Lu Liu1, Zongda Zhu1, and Yonghui Zhang、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Key Laboratory of In-Fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, China
  • 1 Key Laboratory of Intelligent Information Processing and Control, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404100, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP55.040606 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yong Wei, Yudong Su, Chunlan Liu, Lu Liu, Zongda Zhu, Yonghui Zhang. Micro-Displacement Optical Fiber Sensor Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2018, 55(4): 040606 Copy Citation Text show less
    Sketch diagram of micro-displacement fiber sensing probe
    Fig. 1. Sketch diagram of micro-displacement fiber sensing probe
    Refractive index distribution of the graded-index multimode fiber
    Fig. 2. Refractive index distribution of the graded-index multimode fiber
    Beam path in the graded-index multimode fiber
    Fig. 3. Beam path in the graded-index multimode fiber
    SPR transmission spectra under different thicknesses of gold film
    Fig. 4. SPR transmission spectra under different thicknesses of gold film
    (a) SPR transmission spectra under different displacements by simulation; (b) resonance wavelength as a function of displacement
    Fig. 5. (a) SPR transmission spectra under different displacements by simulation; (b) resonance wavelength as a function of displacement
    (a) Image of the fiber sensing probe; (b) sketch diagram of the experiment system
    Fig. 6. (a) Image of the fiber sensing probe; (b) sketch diagram of the experiment system
    (a) SPR transmission spectra under different displacements by experiment; (b) resonance wavelength as the function of displacement
    Fig. 7. (a) SPR transmission spectra under different displacements by experiment; (b) resonance wavelength as the function of displacement
    (a)~(c) Spectra change under different fiber polishing angles β and different refractive indexes of liquid; (d) comparison between simulated (S) and experimental (E) results of resonance wavelength
    Fig. 8. (a)~(c) Spectra change under different fiber polishing angles β and different refractive indexes of liquid; (d) comparison between simulated (S) and experimental (E) results of resonance wavelength
    Resonance wavelength as a function of displacement when β=12° and n=1.350
    Fig. 9. Resonance wavelength as a function of displacement when β=12° and n=1.350
    Sensor typeSensitivityTravelResolution
    FBG[1]20.11 pm·mm-10-100 mm1.00 mm
    LPFG[4]0.22 nm·μm-10-140 μm0.09 μm
    SagnacFI[2]0.26%·μm-10-380 μm0.45 μm
    M-Z FI[3]-1.89 dB·μm-10-13 μm0.05 μm
    Modal FI[11]0.10 nm·μm-10-30 μm0.20 μm
    Fiber bundle[12]60.00 mV·μm-10-12 mm15.00 nm
    Otto-type SPR[9]31.45 nm·nm-10-10 nm0.60 pm
    Proposed sensor10.32 nm·μm-10-25 μm2.00 nm
    Table 1. Performance comparison of optical fiber micro-displacement sensors
    Yong Wei, Yudong Su, Chunlan Liu, Lu Liu, Zongda Zhu, Yonghui Zhang. Micro-Displacement Optical Fiber Sensor Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2018, 55(4): 040606
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