• 文献标题:   Investigation of Relative Humidity Sensing Using Tapered No-Core Fiber Coated With Graphene Oxide Film
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YANG H, LIU J, LIU B, LUO CW, YI Z, MA LC, WAN SP, PIKE AR, FU YQ, WU Q, HE XD
  • 作者关键词:   optical fiber sensor, optical fiber, humidity, sensitivity, optical surface wave, graphene, optical film, humidity sensor, graphene oxide, nocore fiber, microfiber interference
  • 出版物名称:   IEEE ACCESS
  • ISSN:   2169-3536
  • 通讯作者地址:   Jiangxi Engn Lab Optoelect Testing Technol
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3041507
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

A microfiber interferometer based on a single-mode tapered-no-core single-mode (STNCS) fiber structure coated with a thin layer of graphene oxide (GO) was proposed and demonstrated as a relative humidity (RH) sensor. The STNCS fiber structure has a strong evanescent field, which can sensitively response to changes in the surrounding refractive index. The moisture-sensitive material GO was used to form the film on the no-core fiber by a dip impregnation method. The effects of GO concentration and the tapered waist diameter on RH sensitivity were studied experimentally. The experimental results showed that a thinner waist diameter provides higher RH sensitivity. When the concentration of GO solution is 0.01 mg/mL, the STNCS fiber structure with a waist diameter of 2.9 mu m performs better in RH sensing; a high sensitivity of 0.461 nm/%RH in the range of 40-98% was achieved. The sensor has good stability with wavelength fluctuations of +/- 0.009 nm and +/- 0.008 nm over 60 mins at RHs of 50% and 80%, respectively. The proposed fiber optic humidity sensor has a high sensitivity over a wide measurement range and offers good stability showing promising potential application in the field of RH sensing.