TY - JOUR
T1 - A multi-core fiber based interferometer for high temperature sensing
AU - Zhou, Song
AU - Huang, Bo
AU - Shu, Xuewen
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - In this paper, we have verified and implemented a Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on seven-core fiber for high temperature sensing application. This proposed structure is based on a multi-mode-multi-core-multi-mode fiber structure sandwiched by a single mode fiber. Between the single-mode and multi-core fiber, a 3 mm long multi-mode fiber is formed for lead-in and lead-out light. The basic operation principle of this device is the use of multi-core modes, single-mode and multi-mode interference coupling is also utilized. Experimental results indicate that this interferometer sensor is capable of accurate measurements of temperatures up to 800 C, and the temperature sensitivity of the proposed sensor is as high as 170.2 pm/ C, which is much higher than the current existing MZI based temperature sensors (109 pm/C). This type of sensor is promising for practical high temperature applications due to its advantages including high sensitivity, simple fabrication process, low cost and compactness.
AB - In this paper, we have verified and implemented a Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on seven-core fiber for high temperature sensing application. This proposed structure is based on a multi-mode-multi-core-multi-mode fiber structure sandwiched by a single mode fiber. Between the single-mode and multi-core fiber, a 3 mm long multi-mode fiber is formed for lead-in and lead-out light. The basic operation principle of this device is the use of multi-core modes, single-mode and multi-mode interference coupling is also utilized. Experimental results indicate that this interferometer sensor is capable of accurate measurements of temperatures up to 800 C, and the temperature sensitivity of the proposed sensor is as high as 170.2 pm/ C, which is much higher than the current existing MZI based temperature sensors (109 pm/C). This type of sensor is promising for practical high temperature applications due to its advantages including high sensitivity, simple fabrication process, low cost and compactness.
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UR - https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6501/aa5e82
U2 - 10.1088/1361-6501/aa5e82
DO - 10.1088/1361-6501/aa5e82
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85014441769
SN - 0957-0233
VL - 28
JO - Measurement Science and Technology
JF - Measurement Science and Technology
IS - 4
M1 - 045107
ER -