Temperature Sensor Based on Periodically Tapered Optical Fibers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Principle of Operation
3. Fabrication Process
4. Measurement Setup and Procedure
5. Results and Discussion
5.1. PTOF with Two and Four Waists
5.2. PTOF with Six and Eight Waists
5.3. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Electric Arc Power P (mW) | Arc Duration t (s) | Holder Travel s (µm) | Speed of Holders v (µm/s) |
---|---|---|---|
20 | 1.5 | 500 | 122 |
Name | Waist No. | Avg. Waist Diameter d (µm) | Min/Max Waist Diameter d (µm) | Avg. Waist Period (µm) |
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PTOF-2 | 2 | 44.3 | 41.4/47.3 | 620 |
PTOF-4 | 4 | 48.9 | 46.4/51.6 | 605 |
PTOF-6 | 6 | 49.7 | 45.3/53.0 | 533 |
PTOF-8 | 8 | 51.1 | 49.0/53.0 | 581 |
Name | ∆neff | L (mm) | λdip (nm) | Theoretical FSR (nm) | Experimental FSR (nm) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PTOF-2 | 0.02 | 1.2 | 1475 | 87 | 85 |
PTOF-4 | 2.4 | 1475 | 45 | 49 | |
PTOF-6 | 3.2 | 1545 | 38 | 44 | |
PTOF-8 | 4.6 | 1524 | 24 | 22 |
Type | Temperature Range | Sensitivity | Ref. |
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FBG on microfiber | 22.5–95 °C | 31.32 pm/°C | [21] |
Tapered LPG | 0–60 °C | 87 pm/°C | [7] |
Weakly coupled multicore fiber taper | 0–1000 °C | 36.8 pm/°C | [31] |
Tapered few modes fiber with LPG | 30–90 °C | 39.3 pm/°C | [38] |
Tapered microfiber | 50–800 °C | 13.4 pm/°C | [67] |
Abrupt tapered single-mode fiber | 15–50 °C | 0.0829 dBm/°C | [59] |
PTOF SMF | 20–70 °C | 390 pm/°C and 270 pm/°C | This study |
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Guzowski, B.; Łakomski, M. Temperature Sensor Based on Periodically Tapered Optical Fibers. Sensors 2021, 21, 8358. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21248358
Guzowski B, Łakomski M. Temperature Sensor Based on Periodically Tapered Optical Fibers. Sensors. 2021; 21(24):8358. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21248358
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuzowski, Bartlomiej, and Mateusz Łakomski. 2021. "Temperature Sensor Based on Periodically Tapered Optical Fibers" Sensors 21, no. 24: 8358. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21248358