微纳光纤布拉格光栅折射率传感特性研究

利用光纤布拉格光栅方程和光纤基模有效折射率随纤芯半径和环境折射率的函数关系, 建立了微纳光纤布拉格光栅(MNFBG)反射波长随环境折射率变化的数学模型, 给出了波长灵敏度函数, 并指出MNFBG反射波长的变化规律决定于有效折射率随纤芯半径和环境折射率变化的关系. 详细探究了有效折射率及其灵敏度的变化规律, 结果表明: 有效折射率随纤芯半径和环境折射率的减小而非线性减小, 其对环境折射率变化的灵敏度随环境折射率的增大而非线性增加, 而且随纤芯半径减小, 有效折射率的灵敏度、线性度以及线性响应范围均呈递增规律. 通过对纤芯半径为0.5 μm的MNFBG在1.20–1.30和1.33–1.43 环境折射率范围内的波长响应关系拟合, 分别获得了477.33 nm/RIU和856.30 nm/RIU的波长灵敏度以及99.58 %和99.7%的高线性度, 论证了分析结论以及折射率区间划分测量方案的正确性, 为MNFBG折射率传感器的设计、优化以及应用提供了参考依据. 关键词： 微纳光纤 光纤布拉格光栅 折射率传感 数值模拟     

保偏微纳光纤倏逝场传感器

近年来,保偏微纳光纤以其高双折射特性和强倏逝场效应引起了研究者的关注.本文从保偏微纳光纤的结构类型、制备方法和模式双折射特性等出发,介绍了目前不同类型保偏微纳光纤倏逝场传感器的构造特征与实现方法,利用保偏微纳光纤在两个垂直偏振方向的倏逝场对外界的不同响应,可制成偏振相关的干涉型或光栅型等传感器件.本文探究了包括超高折射率灵敏度特性和温度不敏感特性等的内在产生机理,并考察了保偏微纳光纤倏逝场传感器在折射率、湿度、磁场和特异性DNA分子探测等方面的应用,其结果对微纳光纤及其传感器的研究和应用具有重要的意义.     

具有温度自校准功能的光纤折射率传感器

提出一种具有温度自校准功能的光纤折射率（RI）传感器,传感头结构由2段很短的多模光纤（MMF）之间夹熔一段对折射率不敏感的光纤布拉格光栅（FBG）构成,传感头总长度为14 mm,FBG可以为折射率测量提供良好的温度校准功能。实验结果证明,该传感器的折射率灵敏度为126 nm。其干涉光谱共振波长的温度灵敏度为35.09 pm/℃,用于温度校准的FBG的温度灵敏度为11.14 pm/℃。相比于普通的折射率传感器,这种具有温度自校准功能的折射率传感器具有良好的实用前景。     

单层结构光纤布拉格光栅光谱特性研究

基于单模微纳光纤基模有效折射率色散方程和光纤布拉格光栅谐振方程,研究单层结构光纤布拉格光栅光谱特性,并用FH酸化学腐蚀法制得单层结构布拉格光栅.理论和实验结果表明:随着光栅半径减小,单层结构光纤布拉格光栅谐振波长蓝移,且谐振波长个数由5个减少到1个,直至最后完全消失;随着光栅外环境折射率的减小,截止半径缩短,当折射率降到1时,截止半径减为0.55μm.     

光纤耦合三角形金柱阵列的等离子体共振

为了满足表面等离子体传感器高灵敏度、高线性以及较大测量范围的需求,提出侧边抛磨光纤耦合的三角形纳米金柱阵列等离子体共振传感模型.用有限元法仿真得出侧边抛磨光纤倏逝场激发出三角形纳米金柱的三种等离子体共振模式,分别为传输等离子体、三角形纳米金柱的本征等离子体和柱间等离子体,在传感器透射谱中呈现三个共振波谷.本征等离子体和柱间等离子体均属于局域等离子体,所对应的共振波谷对外界环境折射率的灵敏度较低但具有很高的线性度.传输等离子体对应的波谷随折射率变化灵敏度很高且呈非线性关系,优化后三角形金柱阵列设计中,当折射率为1.38~1.42RIU时,灵敏度高达12 882nm/RIU.该传感结构集成了侧边抛磨光纤的强倏逝场,具有传输等离子体的高灵敏度、局域等离子体的高线性度和大测量动态范围等优点,有重要的研究意义和实用价值.     

飞秒激光刻写的超短光纤布拉格光栅及其传感特性

为了提高光纤光栅传感器的测量精度及可靠性,实现点式测量,拓宽光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)的应用,本文提出了基于飞秒激光直写扫线技术制备超短FBG。首先,在单模光纤上制备了周期为5.35μm、长度为53.5μm的超短FBG,其温度和应力的灵敏度分别为0.011 nm/℃和1.509 nm/N;然后,用体积分数为4%的氢氟酸对制备超短FBG进行选择性腐蚀,制备出了微通道超短FBG,并研究了它对NaCl溶液的传感特性,其折射率灵敏度为69.11 nm/RIU。结果表明,这种微通道超短FBG具有高重复性、高可靠性、可多参数测量等优点。     

基于纳米材料封装的干涉型微纳光纤温度传感器

为了提高温度传感器的灵敏度,本文提出了基于纳米材料封装的干涉型微纳光纤温度传感器。该传感器通过熔融拉锥光敏光纤得到微纳光纤,用毛细管封装后填充高热光系数氮化硼分散液,并用紫外胶封装防止氮化硼挥发。当微纳光纤直径越小时,倏逝场越强,与外界环境的相互作用也会增强,但在灵敏度与稳定性之间平衡折中,实验中选择直径为12.3μm的微纳光纤。氮化硼分散液随温度变化折射率变化大,即对温度变化更敏感,通过传输光谱的漂移来检测温度响应。实验结果表明,随着温度的升高,透射光谱向波长更短的方向移动。无纳米材料封装的温度传感器灵敏度为-0.0297 nm/℃,氮化硼分散液封装之后灵敏度最高可达-0.2878 nm/℃,大约为无纳米材料封装传感器灵敏度的十倍左右。氮化硼分散液的浓度对实验温度灵敏度的影响十分微弱。该传感器具有结构小巧轻便,成本低,机械性高等优势,而且纳米材料封装可保护微纳光纤免受环境变化造成的形变以及外界杂质对传感部分的污染,保证实验的准确性。该传感器在温度传感领域具有重大发展潜力。     

基于包层模的光纤布拉格光栅折射率传感特性

提出了基于光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)包层模式的折射率传感方案。实验中,利用不同浓度的丙三醇水溶液作为外界折射率传感溶液,采用氢氟酸溶液化学腐蚀的方法来减小光纤包层的直径以增大包层模式对外界折射率的敏感度,研究了腐蚀后光纤布拉格光栅包层模式的耦合波长对外部折射率的变化关系。实验结果表明在1.3300~1.4584的折射率范围内,包层模式耦合波长随外界折射率增大而增大,在接近光纤包层折射率处具有很高的折射率灵敏度,最大达到了172 nm/riu(refractive index unit)。而且,包层模谐振的光谱半峰全宽(约0.07 nm)仅为布拉格纤芯模谐振光谱半峰全宽的1/4,能够获得更好的传感精度。     

基于光纤布拉格光栅与长周期光栅并联的集成光学传感器（英文）

为了提高光纤传感器的性能和进一步缩小传感器的尺寸,通过实验制备出一种基于光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)与长周期光栅(LPG)并联的新型集成光学传感器。该传感器中的FBG和LPG是利用飞秒激光直写技术直接在普通单模光纤中刻写的。FBG和LPG是并联关系,因此很大程度地缩小了传感器的长度。外界的温度和折射率的变化会引起FBG和LPG的谐振峰波长位置发生变化,据此对该集成传感器进行温度和折射率测量。实验结果表明:FBG谐振峰对折射率和温度的灵敏度分别为0 nm/RIU和12.98 pm/℃,而LPG在1 555 nm附近谐振峰对折射率和温度的灵敏度为196.46 nm/RIU和10.93 pm/℃。因此,根据双参数传感矩阵,该传感器可以对温度和外界折射率进行同时传感。     

高灵敏度双光纤布拉格光栅应变传感实验教学系统

设计了基于双光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)的高灵敏度应变光纤传感实验教学系统.两只具有不同反射中心波长(1 546.209 nm和1 541.713 nm)的FBG串联熔接后,分别黏贴于等强度悬臂梁的上表面与下表面.通过测量两只FBG的反射中心波长差值与等强度悬臂梁应变量的关系,实现对应变量的传感测量.仿真结果显示,双FBG应变传感的灵敏度为单FBG应变传感的2倍,且具有温度自补偿特性.实验结果验证了仿真分析的结论,测得双FBG应变传感的灵敏度为2.10 pm/με,且传感测量准确性不受环境温度变化影响.     

Investigation on micro/nanofiber Bragg grating for refractive index sensing

We propose a refractometric sensor based on micro/nanofiber Bragg grating (MNFBG). The refractive index (RI) sensing performance dependence on the fiber radius and Bragg grating period of the sensor, as well as the temperature cross-sensitive effect, is investigated theoretically. The simulation results demonstrate that 400 nm-radius MNFBG has a linear response to RI ranging from 1.3 to 1.39 with a sensitivity as high as 992.7 nm/RIU and half temperature cross-sensitivity of normal FBG. A maximum sensitivity of up to 1200 nm/RIU and an outstanding RI resolution of 8.3 × 10^-6 can be achieved. MNFBG has high potential in various types of optical fiber sensor applications.     

Transverse Multimode Evolution in Non-Adiabatic Optical Micro/Nanofiber Tapers

The multimode evolution, optical losses and wavelength response of non-adiabatic micro/nano-fiber （MNF） tapers are numerically simulated using a three-dimensional finite-difference beam propagation method. For a non-adiabatic MNF taper, it is illustrated that optical losses vary with the transition region length and the optical wavelength. We explain how the complicated multimode evolutions result in the complicated optical loss and wavelength response properties, especially when the waist diameters are large enough to allow much higher-order modes. These results may offer valuable references for trapping and guiding cold atoms in atom optics and practical application of micro/nano-devices.     

基于光纤微结构加工和敏感材料物理融合的光纤传感技术

将功能敏感材料与光纤在物理层面进行有机融合,充分发挥光纤传感器在结构集成、材料集成等方面的优势,将有望发展新型的光纤传感器件和系统.本文综述了飞秒激光光纤微加工技术分别在标准的单模光纤和光纤光栅上制备微结构,再结合敏感材料制备技术,实现在物理层面上光纤传感器材料和结构的集成和融合,探索实现新型高性能的光纤传感新技术.     

基于无芯光纤的多参数测量传感器

设计并制作了一种基于单模-无芯-单模-无芯-单模光纤结构的马赫-曾德尔传感器,可用来同时测量折射率和温度.该传感器中,两处无芯光纤充当输入、输出耦合器,中间单模光纤作为传感臂.利用有限元仿真和理论分析,确定耦合器和传感臂的最优长度为15 mm.在无芯光纤中激发出的高阶模进入单模光纤的包层传输,由于倏逝场的作用,受到环境折射率和温度的影响.选取透射谱不同干涉级次的波谷作为研究对象,实现了折射率和温度的同步测量.实验结果表明:1545 nm附近干涉谷的折射率和温度灵敏度分别为–153.89 nm/RIU(refractive index unit)和0.166 nm/℃;1570 nm附近干涉谷的折射率和温度灵敏度分别为–202.74 nm/RIU和0.183 nm/℃.该传感器在实现折射率和温度同步测量的同时,仍能保持较高灵敏度,在生物医疗等方面有着较好的应用前景.     

Near-Field Characterization of Optical Micro/Nanofibres

Near-field scanning optical microscopy is used to investigate the waveguiding properties of optical micro/nanofibres （MNFs） by means of detecting optical power carried by evanescent waves. Taper drawn silica and tellurite MNFs, supported on low-index substrates, are used to guide a 532-nm-wavelength light beam for the test. Modification of the single-mode condition of the MNF in the presence of a substrate is observed. Spatial modulation of the longitudinal field intensity （with a 195-nm period） near the output end of a 760-nm-diameter silica MNF is well resolved. Energy exchange through evanescent coupling between two parallel MNFs is also investigated.     

Refractive index sensor using microfiber-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer

A simple and robust refractive index (RI) sensor based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer has been demonstrated. A section of optical microfiber drawn from silica fiber is employed as the sensing arm. Because of the evanescent field, a slight change of the ambient RI will lead to the variation of the microfiber propagation constant, which will further change the optical length. In order to compensate the variation of the optical length difference, a tunable optical delay line (ODL) is inserted into the other arm. By measuring the delay of the ODL, the ambient RI can be simply demodulated. A high RI sensitivity of about 7159 μm/refractive index unit is achieved at microfiber diameter of 2.0 μm.     

Atom waveguide and 1D optical lattice using a two-color evanescent light field around an optical micro/nano-fiber

We propose a two-color scheme of atom waveguides and one-dimensional （1D） optical lattices using evanescent wave fields of different transverse modes around an optical micro/nano-fiber. The atom guide potential can be produced when the optical fiber carries a red-detuned light with TE01 mode and a blue-detuned light with HEll mode, and the 1D optical lattice potential can be produced when the red-detuned light is transformed to the superposition of the TE01 mode and HE11 mode. The two trapping potentials can be transformed to each other for accurately controlling mode transformation for the red-detuned light. This might provide a new approach to realize flexible transition between the guiding and trapping states of atoms.     

High sensitivity dual core photonic crystal fiber sensor for simultaneous detection of two samples

The optical control ability of photonic crystal fiber (PCF) is a distinctive property suitable for improving sensing and plasma performance. This article proposes a dual-core D-channel PCF sensor that can detect two samples simultaneously, which effectively solves the problems of coating difficulty and low wavelength sensitivity. The PCF has four layers of air holes, which dramatically reduces the optical fiber loss and is more conducive to the application of sensors in actual production. In addition, by introducing dual cores on the upper and lower sides of the central air hole, reducing the spacing between the core and the gold nanolayer, a stronger evanescent field can be generated in the cladding air hole. The optical fiber sensor can detect the refractive index of two samples simultaneously with a maximum sensitivity of 21300 nm/RIU. To the best of our knowledge, the sensitivity achieved in this work is the highest sensitivity with the dual sample synchronous detection sensors. The detection range of the refraction index is 1.35-1.41, and the resolution of the sensor is 4.695×10^-6. Overall, the sensor will be suitable for medical detection, organic chemical sensing, analyte detection, and other fields.