• 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.
    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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