Optical Fiber Based Mach-Zehnder Interferometer for APES Detection

Autor: Huitong Deng, Xiaoman Chen, Zhenlin Huang, Shiqi Kang, Weijia Zhang, Hongliang Li, Fangzhou Shu, Tingting Lang, Chunliu Zhao, Changyu Shen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 21, Iss 17, p 5870 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s21175870
Popis: A 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (APES) fiber-optic sensor based on a Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) was demonstrated. The MZI was constructed with a core-offset fusion single mode fiber (SMF) structure with a length of 3.0 cm. As APES gradually attaches to the MZI, the external environment of the MZI changes, which in turn causes change in the MZI’s interference. That is the reason why we can obtain the relationships between the APES amount and resonance dip wavelength by measuring the transmission variations of the resonant dip wavelength of the MZI. The optimized amount of 1% APES for 3.0 cm MZI biosensors was 3 mL, whereas the optimized amount of 2% APES was 1.5 mL.
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