High-sensitivity refractive index sensor based on large-angle tilted fiber grating with carbon nanotube deposition

Abdulyezir A. Badmos, Qizhen Sun, Zhijun Yan, Raz N. Arif, Junxi Zhang, Alex Rozhin, Lin Zhang

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Abstract

This paper presents a highly sensitive ambient refractive index (RI) sensor based on 81° tilted fiber grating (81°-TFG) structure UV-inscribed in standard telecom fiber (62.5μm cladding radius) with carbon nanotube (CNT) overlay deposition. The sensing mechanism is based on the ability of CNT to induce change in transmitted optical power and the high sensitivity of 81°-TFG to ambient refractive index. The thin CNT film with high refractive index enhances the cladding modes of the TFG, resulting in the significant interaction between the propagating light and the surrounding medium. Consequently, the surrounding RI change will induce not only the resonant wavelength shift but also the power intensity change of the attenuation band in the transmission spectrum. Result shows that the change in transmitted optical power produces a corresponding linear reduction in intensity with increment in RI values. The sample shows high sensitivities of ∼207.38nm/RIU, ∼241.79nm/RIU at RI range 1.344-1.374 and ∼113.09nm/RIU, ∼144.40nm/RIU at RI range 1.374-1.392 (for X-pol and Y-pol respectively). It also shows power intensity sensitivity of ∼ 65.728dBm/RIU and ∼ 45.898 (for X-pol and Y-pol respectively). The low thermal sensitivity property of the 81°-TFG offers reduction in thermal cross-sensitivity and enhances specificity of the sensor.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Sensing and Detection IV
EditorsFrancis Berghmans, Anna G. Mignani
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-5106-0144-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Apr 2016
EventOptical Sensing and Detection IV - Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 3 Apr 20167 Apr 2016

Publication series

NameSPIE Proceedings
PublisherSPIE
Volume9899
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)2410-9045

Conference

ConferenceOptical Sensing and Detection IV
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityBrussels
Period3/04/167/04/16

Bibliographical note

Abdulyezir A. Badmos ; Qizhen Sun ; Zhijun Yan ; Raz N. Arif ; Junxi Zhang ; Alex Rozhin and Lin Zhang, "High-sensitivity refractive index sensor based on large-angle tilted fiber grating with carbon nanotube deposition", Proc. SPIE 9899, Optical Sensing and Detection IV, 989916 (April 29, 2016).

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2227703

Keywords

  • ambient medium
  • attenuation band
  • carbon nanotubes
  • cross-sensitivity
  • optical power
  • refractive index
  • resonant wavelength
  • sensitivity
  • Tilted Fibre grating
  • wavelength shift

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