摘要
A single-mode-few-mode-thin-core-single-mode(SFTS) structure based optical fiber sensor is fabricated and experimentally studied. The sensing principle relies on the inter-modal interference. Since the core diameter of few-mode fiber(FMF) is larger than that of single-mode fiber(SMF), the FMF helps to allow more light to enter the cladding of thin-core fiber(TCF), which helps TCF to excite cladding modes. The interference between core and cladding modes in TCF occurs at the joint of lead-out SMF and TCF. Experimental results demonstrate a refractive index(RI) sensitivity of-103.34 nm/RIU and a temperature sensitivity of 0.05 nm/℃. The proposed sensor not only can measure temperature, but also can measure RI. In addition, the proposed sensor is simple for without complicated fabrication process.
A single-mode-few-mode-thin-core-single-mode(SFTS) structure based optical fiber sensor is fabricated and experimentally studied. The sensing principle relies on the inter-modal interference. Since the core diameter of few-mode fiber(FMF) is larger than that of single-mode fiber(SMF), the FMF helps to allow more light to enter the cladding of thin-core fiber(TCF), which helps TCF to excite cladding modes. The interference between core and cladding modes in TCF occurs at the joint of lead-out SMF and TCF. Experimental results demonstrate a refractive index(RI) sensitivity of-103.34 nm/RIU and a temperature sensitivity of 0.05 nm/℃. The proposed sensor not only can measure temperature, but also can measure RI. In addition, the proposed sensor is simple for without complicated fabrication process.
作者
童峥嵘
孙立立
秦娟
张卫华
TONG Zheng-rong;SUN Li-li;QIN Juan;ZHANG Wei-hua
基金
supported by the Tianjin Natural Science Foundation(No.17JCYBJC16600)
the Opened Fund of the State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics(No.IOSKL2015KF06)
the National Natural Science Foundation for Youth(No.11704283)