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Sensitivity amplification of bubble-based all-silica fiber liquid-pressure sensor by using femtosecond laser exposure

  • Y. Zhang
  • , Y. Li
  • , Y. Liu*
  • , Z. Gong
  • , Y. Y. Liao
  • , X. S. Wang
  • , Q. M. Chen
  • , D. H. Yang
  • , S. L. Qu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

We proposed an efficient and universal sensitivity amplification method for most kinds of sensors based on fiber in-line two-beam Fabry–Perot interferometers (FPIs) by using the femtosecond laser exposure. As an example of two beam FPI, a liquid-pressure sensor based on a micro-bubble at the end of the single mode fiber (SMF) was fabricated. To improve the sensitivity, a third refection mirror in SMF near the bubble at a certain distance was fabricated by using femtosecond laser exposure. As a result, the Vernier effect is generated, which improves the pressure sensitivity from −0.414 nm/MPa to −3.973 nm/MPa. Besides, the synchronous measurement of liquid-pressure and temperature can be achieved by monitoring the interference peak and the Vernier envelope at the same time.

Original languageEnglish
Article number125291
JournalOptics Communications
Volume462
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 May 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Femtosecond laser
  • Liquid-pressure
  • Sensitivity amplification
  • Vernier effect

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