Ultrasonic sensitivity-improved fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer using a beam collimator and its application for ultrasonic imaging of seismic physical models

An ultrasonic sensitivity-improved fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer （FPI） is proposed and employed for ultra- sonic imaging of seismic physical models （SPMs）. The FPI comprises a flexible ultra-thin gold film and the end face of a graded-index multimode fiber （MMF）, both of which are enclosed in a ceramic tube. The MMF in a specified length can collimate the diverged light beam and compensate for the light loss inside the air cavity, leading to an increased spectral fringe visibility and thus a steeper spectral slope. By using the spectral sideband filtering technique, the collimated FP1 shows an improved ultrasonic response. Moreover, two-dimensional images of two SPMs are achieved in air by recon- structing the pulse-echo signals through using the time-of-flight approach. The proposed sensor with easy fabrication and compact size can be a good candidate for high-sensitivity and high-precision nondestructive testing of SPMs.

Application of a joint algorithm based on L-T to pulse pressure detection signal of fiber Fabry-Perot nano pressure sensor

An improved denoising method and its application in pulse beat signal denoising are studied.The proposed denoising algorithm takes the advantages of local mean decomposition(LMD)and time-frequency peak filtering(TFPF),called L-T algorithm.As a classical time-frequency filtering method,TFPF can effectively suppress random noise with signal amplitude retained when selecting a longer window length,while the signal amplitude will be seriously attenuated when selecting a shorter window length.In order to maintain effective signal amplitude and suppress random noise,LMD and TFPF are improved.Firstly,the original signal is decomposed into progression-free survival(PFS)by LMD,and then the standard error of mean(SEM)of each product function is calculated to classify many PFSs into useful component,mixed component and noise component.Secondly,by using the shorter window TFPF for useful component and the longer window TFPF for mixed component,noise component is removed and the final signal is obtained after reconstruction.Finally,the proposed algorithm is used for noise reduction of an Fabry-Perot(F-P)pressure sensor.Experimental results show that compared with traditional wavelet,L-T algorithm has better denoising effect on sampled data.

High-sensitivity refractive index sensors based on Fano resonance in a metal-insulator-metal based arc-shaped resonator coupled with a rectangular stub

A metal-insulator-metal(MIM)-based arc-shaped resonator coupled with a rectangular stub(MARS) structure is proposed. This structure can generate two tunable Fano resonances originating from two different mechanisms. The structure has the advantage of being sensitive to the refractive index, and this feature makes it favorable for application in various microsensors. The relationship between the structural parameters and Fano resonance is researched using the finite element method(FEM) based on the software COMSOL Multiphysics 5.4. The simulation reveals that the sensitivity reaches1900 nm/refractive index unit(RIU), and the figure of merit(FOM) is 23.75.

Fiber-Optic Microstructure Sensors:A Review

This paper reviews a wide variety of fiber-optic microstructure(FOM)sensors,such as fiber Bragg grating(FBG)sensors,long-period fiber grating(LPFG)sensors,Fabry-Perot interferometer(FPI)sensors,Mach-Zchnder interferometer(MZI)sensors,Michelson interferometer(MI)sensors,and Sagnac interferometer(SI)sensors.Each FOM sensor has been introduced in the terms of structure types,fabrication methods,and their sensing applications.In addition,the sensing characteristics of different structures under the same type of FOM sensor are compared,and the sensing characteristics of the all FOM sensors,including advantages,disadvantages,and main sensing parameters,are summarized.We also discuss the future development of FOM sensors.

High-finesse displacement sensor and a theoretical accelerometer model based on a fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer

A displacement sensor based on the fiber Fabry-Perot (F-P) cavity was proposed in this paper. Theoretical and experimental analyses were presented. Displacement resolution was demonstrated by spectrum-domain experiments to obtain the dynamic range of the F-P sensor, and a piezoelectric crystal unit (PZT) was used as the driver. The output signal was modulated by a piezoelectric ceramic ring and demodulated by a phase-locked oscillator. The experimental results show that the displacement resolution of the F-P sensor is less than 5 nm and the dynamic range is more than 100 μm. As acceleration is the second-order differential of displacement, an accelerometer model was proposed using the finite element method (FEM) nd ANSYS software.

Fiber Fabry-Perot Demodulation System Based on Dual Fizeau Interferometers

In this study,we present a dual-Fizeau-interferometer-based high-speed and wide-range fiber-optic Fabry-Perot(F-P)demodulation system.We employ two Fizeau interferometers with air cavity thickness satisfying the quadrature requirement to increase the demodulation speed and broaden the demodulation range in order to address the issues of the existing fiber F-P demodulation system's sluggish demodulation rate and limited range.In order to investigate the demodulation properties of the dual-Fizeau-interferometer-based demodulation system,we derive and create a theoretical model of the system.The theoretical model,which primarily consists of the structural design of the interferometer and the study of the center wavelength of the light sources and their bandwidth selection,is used to construct the optical structure of the demodulation system.According to the calculation results,the demodulated signal exhibits the best contrast ratio when the two light sources'respective center wavelengths are 780nm and 850nm,and their bandwidths are 28nm and 30 nm.Finally,we finish evaluating the demodulation system's demodulation performance,parameter calibration,and assembly debugging.The test results demonstrate the constant operation of the demodulation system,an update rate of 100kHz,a demodulation range of 4.74μm,and a cavity length resolution of approximately 5 nm.Additionally,the system can perform high speed demodulation thanks to the light emitting diode's(LED's)nanosecond level switching speed and the usage of a single point detector.

Ultra-high sensitivity fiber optic microphone with corrugated graphene-oxide diaphragm for voice recognition

To avoid interference from unexpected background noises and obtain high fidelity voice signal,acoustic sensors with high sensitivity,flat frequency response,and high signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)are urgently needed for voice recognition.Grapheneoxide(GO)has received extensive attention due to its advantages of controllable thickness and high fracture strength.However,low mechanical sensitivity(SM)introduced by undesirable initial stress limits the performance of GO material in the field of voice recognition.To alleviate the aforementioned issue,GO diaphragm with annular corrugations is proposed.By means of the reusable copper mold machined by picosecond laser,the fabrication and transfer of corrugated GO diaphragm are realized,thus achieving a Fabry–Perot(F–P)acoustic sensor.Benefitting from the structural advantage of the corrugated GO diaphragm,our F–P acoustic sensor exhibits high S_(M)(43.70 nm/Pa@17 kHz),flat frequency response(−3.2 to 3.7 dB within 300–3500 Hz),and high SNR(76.66 dB@1 kHz).In addition,further acoustic measurements also demonstrate other merits,including an excellent frequency detection resolution(0.01 Hz)and high time stability(output relative variation less than 6.7% for 90 min).Given the merits presented before,the fabricated F–P acoustic sensor with corrugated GO diaphragm can serve as a high-fidelity platform for acoustic detection and voice recognition.In conjunction with the deep residual learning framework,high recognition accuracy of 98.4%is achieved by training and testing the data recorded by the fabricated F–P acoustic sensor.

A Miniature Fiber Tip Polystyrene Microsphere Temperature Sensor With High Sensitivity

A fiber-optic temperature sensor based on fiber tip polystyrene microsphere is proposed.The sensor structure can be formed simply by placing and fixing a polystyrene microsphere on the center of an optical fiber tip.Since polystyrene has a much larger thermal expansivity,the structure can be used for high-sensitive temperature measurement.By the illuminating of the sensor with a broadband light source and through the optical Fabry-Perot interference between the front and back surfaces of the polystyrene microsphere,the optical phase difference(OPD)or wavelength shift can be used for the extraction of temperature.Temperature measurement experiment shows that,using a fiber probe polystyrene microsphere temperature sensor with a spherical diameter of about 91.7 pm,a high OPD-temperature sensitivity of about-0.61796nm/℃and a good linearity of 0.9916 were achieved in a temperature range of 20℃-70℃.

Photonic Crystal Fiber Fabry-Perot Interferometers With High-Reflectance Internal Mirrors

We demonstrated an in-line micro fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer with an air cavity which was created by multi-step fusion splicing a muti-mode photonic crystal fiber （MPCF） to a standard single mode fiber （SMF）. The fringe visibility of the interference pattern was up to 20 dB by reshaping the air cavity. Experimental results showed that such a device could be used as a highly sensitive strain sensor with the sensitivity of 4.5 pm/με. Moreover, it offered some other outstanding advantages, such as the extremely compact structure, easy fabrication, low cost, and high accuracy.