scholarly journals HIGH-SENSITIVITY AND TEMPERATURE-INSENSITIVE REFRACTOMETER BASED ON TNHF STRUCTURE FOR LOW-RANGE REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASUREMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 167-175
Author(s):  
Fang Wang ◽  
Kaibo Pang ◽  
Tao Ma ◽  
Xu Wang ◽  
Yufang Liu
2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 70706006
Author(s):  
李辉栋 LI Hui-dong ◽  
傅海威 FU Hai-wei ◽  
邵敏 SHAO Min ◽  
闫旭 YAN Xu ◽  
贾振安 JIA Zhen-an

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (23) ◽  
pp. 5078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang ◽  
Li ◽  
Fu ◽  
Li

Wavelength tracking methods are widely employed in fiber-optic interferometers, but they suffer from the problem of fringe order ambiguity, which limits the dynamic range within half of the free spectral range. Here, we propose a new sensing strategy utilizing the unique property of the dispersion turning point in an optical microfiber coupler mode interferometer. Numerical calculations show that the position of the dispersion turning point is sensitive to the ambient refractive index, and its position can be approximated by the dual peaks/dips that lay symmetrically on both sides. In this study, we demonstrate the potential of this sensing strategy, achieving high sensitivities of larger than 5327.3 nm/RIU (refractive index unit) in the whole refractive index (RI) range of 1.333–1.4186. This sensor also shows good performance in narrow RI ranges with high resolution and high linearity. The resolution can be improved by increasing the length of the coupler.


2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 012502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haimei Luo ◽  
Xinwan Li ◽  
Weiwen Zou ◽  
Wenning Jiang ◽  
Jianping Chen

Author(s):  
Yukun Han ◽  
Cheng-Hsiang Lin ◽  
Hai-Lung Tsai ◽  
Tao Wei ◽  
Hai Xiao

This article presents a miniaturized fiber inline Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI), with an open micro-notch cavity fabricated by one-step femtosecond (fs) laser micromachining, for highly sensitive refractive index measurement. The device was tested for measurement of the refractive indices of various liquids including isopropanol, acetone and methanol at room temperature, as well as the temperature-dependent refractive index of deionized water from 3 to 90°C. The sensitivity for measurement of refractive index change of water was 1163 nm/RIU at the wavelength of 1550 nm. The temperature cross-sensitivity of the device was about 1.1×10−6 RIU/°C. The small size, all-fiber structure, small temperature dependence, linear response and high sensitivity, make the device attractive for chemical and biological sensing.


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