• 文献标题:   Miniature optical fiber current sensor based on a graphene membrane
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHENG BC, YAN SC, CHEN JH, CUI GX, XU F, LU YQ
  • 作者关键词:   optical fiber, current sensor, quasistatic graphene nems, negative thermal expansion effect
  • 出版物名称:   LASER PHOTONICS REVIEWS
  • ISSN:   1863-8880 EI 1863-8899
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanjing Univ
  • 被引频次:   13
  • DOI:   10.1002/lpor.201500077
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

The unique electronic and mechanical properties, of graphene make it an ideal material for nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) applications. Here, a miniature optical fiber current sensor based on a quasistatic graphene NEMS with a graphene membrane covering the hole on a pre-etched fiber tip and two gold electrodes on opposite sides of the tip has been demonstrated. The sensor overcomes the shortcomings of conventional optical fiber current sensors based on thermal effects, such as relatively low sensitivity, long response time, and huge device size; it has simultaneously a high sensitivity of 2.2 x 10(5) nm/A(2), a short response time of similar to 0.25 s and a compact device size of similar to 15 mu m, and has found practical application. Using a smaller graphene membrane with better quality can reduce the response time to submillisecond levels with a more precise measurement system. The sensor presented in this paper may pave the way for the practical usage of optical fiber current sensors based on thermal effects.