Enhanced RI sensor using a combination of a long period fiber grating and a small core singlemode fiber (SCSMF) structure

Yanbiao Liao, Qiang Wu, Youqiao Ma, Yuliya Semenova, Pengfei Wang, Hau Ping Chan, Gerald Farrell

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Abstract

An enhanced refractive index (RI) sensor with combination of long period fiber grating (LPG) and a small core singlemode fiber (SCSMF) structure is proposed and developed. Since the LPG and SCSMF transmission spectra experience a blue and red shift respectively as the surrounding RI (SRI) increases, the sensitivity is improved by measuring the separation between the resonant wavelengths of the LPG and SCSMF structures. Experimental results show that the sensor has a sensitivity of 1028 nm/SRI unit in the SRI range from 1.422 to 1.429, which is higher than individual sensitivities of either structure alone used in the experiment.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of OFS2012 22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors
EditorsWei Jin, David D. Sampson, Ryozo Yamauchi, Youngjoo Chung, Kentaro Nakamura, Yunjiang Rao
Place of PublicationBellingham
PublisherSPIE
Pages842166-842166
Number of pages1890
Volume8421
ISBN (Print)9780819491039
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2012
Event22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensor (OFS2012) - Beijing
Duration: 1 Nov 2012 → …

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensor (OFS2012)
Period1/11/12 → …

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