We study the theoretical and experimental effects of hole quantity and inter inter-hole spacing on insertion loss for using femtosecond laser to make bend-sensitive multi-hole plastic optical fiber （POF）, and also a...We study the theoretical and experimental effects of hole quantity and inter inter-hole spacing on insertion loss for using femtosecond laser to make bend-sensitive multi-hole plastic optical fiber （POF）, and also analyze the mechanism of bending loss in multi-hole POF. A force sensor based on bending loss of the multi-hole POF is fabricated. The measurement ranges from 0 to 65 N, and the maximum output change exceeds 15.51 dB with good linearity and repeatability, and the sensitivity is 0.24 dB/N.展开更多
A doubly cladding single-mode fiber humidity sensor is fabricated by agarose. The sensor has an insertion loss of -0.08 dB and a power change of -17.83 dB. The responses of the sensor to a relative humidity （RH） ran...A doubly cladding single-mode fiber humidity sensor is fabricated by agarose. The sensor has an insertion loss of -0.08 dB and a power change of -17.83 dB. The responses of the sensor to a relative humidity （RH） range form 30% to 100% at a temperature range form 25 to 34 ~C are validated. The experiments demonstrate that the absorbability of agarose gel to moisture decreases with increasing RH in measured gas. We propose a calibration method that uses lookup tables and construct a corresponding calibration matrix. Using the sensor, we conduct real-time monitoring of RH in fresh concrete during its hardening nrocess.展开更多
An optical fiber extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer （EFPI） is designed and fabricated for refractive index （RI） sensing. To test the RI of liquid, the following two different methods are adopted： the wavelength...An optical fiber extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer （EFPI） is designed and fabricated for refractive index （RI） sensing. To test the RI of liquid, the following two different methods are adopted： the wavelength tracking method and the Fourier-transform white-light interferometry （FTWLI）. The sensitivities of sensors with cavity lengths of 288.1 and 358.5 μm are 702.312 nm/RIU and 396.362 μm/RIU, respectively, by the two methods. Our work provides a new kind of RI sensor with the advantages of high sensitivity, mechanical robustness, and low cross sensitivity to temperature. Also, we provide a new method to deal with gold film with a femtosecond laser.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(No.2011CB921603)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11074097)
文摘We study the theoretical and experimental effects of hole quantity and inter inter-hole spacing on insertion loss for using femtosecond laser to make bend-sensitive multi-hole plastic optical fiber （POF）, and also analyze the mechanism of bending loss in multi-hole POF. A force sensor based on bending loss of the multi-hole POF is fabricated. The measurement ranges from 0 to 65 N, and the maximum output change exceeds 15.51 dB with good linearity and repeatability, and the sensitivity is 0.24 dB/N.
文摘A doubly cladding single-mode fiber humidity sensor is fabricated by agarose. The sensor has an insertion loss of -0.08 dB and a power change of -17.83 dB. The responses of the sensor to a relative humidity （RH） range form 30% to 100% at a temperature range form 25 to 34 ~C are validated. The experiments demonstrate that the absorbability of agarose gel to moisture decreases with increasing RH in measured gas. We propose a calibration method that uses lookup tables and construct a corresponding calibration matrix. Using the sensor, we conduct real-time monitoring of RH in fresh concrete during its hardening nrocess.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No.2011CB013000)the 863 Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No.2015AA043504)the Cultivation Fund of the Key Scientific and Technical Innovation Project,Ministry of Education of China (No.708018)
文摘An optical fiber extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer （EFPI） is designed and fabricated for refractive index （RI） sensing. To test the RI of liquid, the following two different methods are adopted： the wavelength tracking method and the Fourier-transform white-light interferometry （FTWLI）. The sensitivities of sensors with cavity lengths of 288.1 and 358.5 μm are 702.312 nm/RIU and 396.362 μm/RIU, respectively, by the two methods. Our work provides a new kind of RI sensor with the advantages of high sensitivity, mechanical robustness, and low cross sensitivity to temperature. Also, we provide a new method to deal with gold film with a femtosecond laser.
