• 文献标题:   Temperature Sensor in Suspended Core Hollow Fiber Covered With Reduced Graphene Oxide
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CHU R, GUAN CY, BO YT, SHI JH, ZHU Z, LI P, YANG J, YUAN LB
  • 作者关键词:   fiber temperature sensor, rgo, interferometer
  • 出版物名称:   IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1041-1135 EI 1941-0174
  • 通讯作者地址:   Harbin Engn Univ
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1109/LPT.2019.2901720
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

A compact temperature sensor based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) is demonstrated in a suspended core hollow fiber (SCHF) covered with reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The MZI is constructed by connecting two single-mode fibers with an intermediate section SCHF in offset splicing, which introduces the interference between the fundamental and high-order modes of the suspended core. The SCHF-based MZI without rGO is insensitive to the temperature; however, after employing rGO into the SCHF, the temperature sensitivity of similar to 179.4 pm/degrees C in the range of 30 degrees C-80 degrees C is obtained experimentally. Compared to microfiber-based sensors, the annular cladding can prevent the sensor from external environmental pollution. The proposed rGO-based all-fiber temperature sensor has good mechanical strength and is well compatible with fiber-optic systems, which makes it a good candidate for temperature monitoring. Meanwhile, the air hole of the SCHF is convenient for forming microfluidic channel to realize gas concentration or humidity sensing.