• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 50, Issue 5, 194 (2021)
Xun MAO, You WANG, and Yutang DAI
Author Affiliations
  • National Engineering Laboratory for Optical Fiber Sensing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan430070, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20215005.0528002 Cite this Article
    Xun MAO, You WANG, Yutang DAI. Hydrogen Sensor Based on Isopropanol Filling and Vernier Effect Sensitization[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(5): 194 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The sensitivity of the Fabry Perot hydrogen interferometer based on Pt-WO3 is greatly improved by using isopropanol with high thermal optical coefficient and parallel connection structure. The isopropanol cavity of the sensor is composed of a hollow fiber with an aperture of 126 μm and a single-mode optical fiber coated with silver film on its end face. The results of hydrogen sensitivity test show that the sensitivity of the interferometer in the range of 0~2% (vol%) hydrogen concentration is 1.746 4 nm/%, fast response and good reusability. Two interferometers with small cavity length difference are connected in parallel through a 2×2 coupler, and the sensitivity is amplified by using the optical vernier effect. The combined sensor has a high hydrogen sensitivity of 15.729 3 nm/% and the two interferometers can achieve temperature self compensation, which greatly reduces the temperature cross sensitivity.This research provides a useful exploration for the preparation of hydrogen sensors with high sensitivity, low cost and wide application range.
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    I=I1+I2+2I1I2cos4πnLλ(2)

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    FSR=λ1λ22nL(3)

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    Is=A+Bcos4πniLsλ(4)

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    Ir=C+Dcos4πniLrλ(5)

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    λr,k=λ0+kFSRr(6)

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    FSRenvelope=λr,K-λ0(9)

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    FSRenvelope=FSRr×FSRsFSRr-FSRs(10)

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    M=FSRrFSRr-FSRs(11)

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    Xun MAO, You WANG, Yutang DAI. Hydrogen Sensor Based on Isopropanol Filling and Vernier Effect Sensitization[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(5): 194
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