Optical RI sensor based on an in-fiber bragg grating fabry-perot cavity embedded with a micro-channel

Zhijun Yan*, Pouneh Saffari, Kaiming Zhou, Adedotun Adebay, Lin Zhang

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Abstract

We report a linear response optical refractive index (RI) sensor, which is fabricated based on a micro-channel created within a Fabry Perot (F-P) cavity by chemical etching assisted by femtosecond laser inscription. The experimental results show the F-P resonance peak has a linear response with the RI of medium and the measuring sensitivity is proportion to the length of micro-channel. The sensor with 5 μm -long micro-channel exhibited an RI sensitivity of 1.15nm/RIU and this sensitivity increased to 9.08nm/RIU when widening the micro-channel to 35μm. Furthermore, such micro-channel FP sensors show a much broader RI sensing dynamic range (from 1.3 to 1.7) than other reported optical fiber sensors.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicrostructured and specialty optical fibres
EditorsKyriacos Kalli, Alexis Mendez
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)978-0-8194-9118-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Apr 2012
EventMicrostructured and specialty optical fibres - Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 17 Apr 201219 Apr 2012

Publication series

NameSPIE proceedings
PublisherSPIE
Volume8426
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceMicrostructured and specialty optical fibres
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityBrussels
Period17/04/1219/04/12

Bibliographical note

Zhijun Yan; Pouneh Saffari; Kaiming Zhou; Adedotun Adebay and Lin Zhang,
"Optical RI sensor based on an in-fiber Bragg grating Fabry-Perot cavity embedded with a micro-channel", Proc. SPIE 8426, Microstructured and Specialty Optical Fibres, 842609 (June 1, 2012).

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.921410

Keywords

  • F-P sensors
  • FBG
  • femtosecond laser
  • micro-channel
  • refractive index

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