scholarly journals Enhancing Temperature Sensitivity of the Fabry–Perot Interferometer Sensor with Optimization of the Coating Thickness of Polystyrene

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tejaswi Tanaji Salunkhe ◽  
Dong Jun Lee ◽  
Ho Kyung Lee ◽  
Hyung Wook Choi ◽  
Sang Joon Park ◽  
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The exploration of novel polymers for temperature sensing with high sensitivity has attracted tremendous research interest. Hence, we report a polystyrene-coated optical fiber temperature sensor with high sensitivity. To enhance the temperature sensitivity, flat, thin, smooth, and air bubble-free polystyrene was coated on the edge surface of a single-mode optical fiber, where the coating thickness was varied based on the solution concentration. Three thicknesses of the polystyrene layer were obtained as 2.0, 4.1, and 8.0 μm. The temperature sensor with 2.0 μm thick polystyrene exhibited the highest temperature sensitivity of 439.89 pm °C−1 in the temperature range of 25–100 °C. This could be attributed to the very uniform and thin coating of polystyrene, along with the reasonable coefficient of thermal expansion and thermo-optic coefficient of polystyrene. Overall, the experimental results proved the effectiveness of the proposed polystyrene-coated temperature sensor for accurate temperature measurement.

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Baktiar Musa ◽  
Yasmin Mustapha Kamil ◽  
Muhammad Hafiz Abu Bakar ◽  
Ahmad Shukri Mohd Noor ◽  
Alyani Ismail ◽  
...  

A temperature sensor using single-mode tapered fiber is presented. To better understand the behaviour of a tapered optical fiber, transmission experiments with different taper profiles, specifically waist length were performed. The effects of taper profiles on the sensitivity of the sensor were also investigated. It is demonstrated that careful selection of the taper profile can increase the sensitivity of the sensor. In our experiment, a good temperature sensing result was achieved using the optimum parameter. The best sensitivity achieved was 45.5 pm/°C that measured the range of temperature from 30°C to 120°C. The fabricated sensors are easy to fabricate and relatively low cost. Our results indicate that the tapered fiber based temperature sensor has high sensitivity and good repeatability.  


2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Zhu ◽  
Jie-wen Xing ◽  
Fu-fei Pang ◽  
Ting-yun Wang

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 1478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Shen ◽  
Xiaoshuang Dai ◽  
Daqing Zhang ◽  
Wenkang Wang ◽  
Yue Feng

A simple and reliable ultraviolet sensing method with high sensitivity is proposed. ZnO and ZnO composite graphene are successfully prepared by the hydrothermal method. The optical fiber sensor is fabricated by coating the single-mode-taper multimode-single-mode (STMS) with different shapes of ZnO. The effects of the sensitivity of ultraviolet sensors are further investigated. The results show that the sensor with ZnO nanosheets exhibits a higher sensitivity of 357.85 pm/nW·cm−2 for ultraviolet sensing ranging from 0 to 4 nW/cm2. The ultraviolet characteristic of STMS coated flake ZnO composite graphene has been demonstrated with a sensitivity of 427.76 pm/nW·cm−2. The combination of sensitive materials and optical fiber sensing technology provides a novel and convenient platform for ultraviolet detection technology.


2021 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 102751
Author(s):  
Hang Su ◽  
Chunlong Zhao ◽  
Xiaokang Song ◽  
Fanxin Kong ◽  
Zhaorong Zhang ◽  
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