In-Fiber Hybrid Structure Sensor Based on the Vernier Effect for Vector Curvature and Temperature Measurement

Autor: Sunde Wang, Tiantong Zhao, Baoqun Li, Silun Du, Deqi Li, Dongmei Liu, Tianshu Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Photonics, Vol 11, Iss 8, p 703 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2304-6732
DOI: 10.3390/photonics11080703
Popis: A vector curvature and temperature sensor based on an in-fiber hybrid microstructure is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The proposed scheme enables the dimensions of the Fabry–Perot and Mach–Zehnder hybrid interferometer to be adjusted for the formation of the Vernier effect by simply changing the length of a single optical fiber. The sensor is fabricated using a fiber Bragg grating (FBG), multimode fiber (MMF), and a single-hole dual-core fiber (SHDCF). The sensor exhibits different curvature sensitivities in four vertical directions, enabling two-dimensional curvature sensing. The temperature and curvature sensitivities of the sensor were enhanced to 100 pm/°C and −25.55 nm/m−1, respectively, and the temperature crosstalk was minimal at −3.9 × 10−3 m−1/°C. This hybrid microstructure sensor technology can be applied to high-sensitivity two-dimensional vector curvature and temperature detection for structural health monitoring of buildings, bridge engineering, and other related fields.
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