Long-Period Fibre Grating Thin Film Sensors Based on Cladding Mode Coupling

Based on a method of rigorous vector-field analysis, a numerical model of triple-clad long-period fibre grating is established. The vector components of the electric field for the HE11 cladding mode are plotted to study the field distribution of the cladding mode. The local intensity curves of the first six l= 1 cladding modes are also given. It is found that the low-order HE modes have a larger proportion of intensity localized in the core than the low-order Eli modes, just like the double-clad LPFG. Further, the coupling constant between the core mode and the cladding mode is analysed. The results show that the coupling constant of the low-order HE increases monotonously when the mode number becomes larger, and it varies monotonously with the film thickness except for a certain specific region.     

长周期光纤光栅气敏薄膜传感器结构优化

基于三包层长周期光纤光栅模型,研究了包层表面涂覆一层溶胶凝胶气敏薄膜的长周期光纤光栅化学传感器的灵敏度Sn与薄膜光学参量(折射率n3和厚度h3)和光纤光栅结构参量(光栅周期、折变量和光栅长度)之间的关系。采用最优化数值方法,找到了获得高灵敏度所需的最佳膜层光学参量和光栅结构参量。理论计算表明,该类型传感器对膜层折射率的测量分辨率高达10-8。实验上制作了对乙醇气体敏感的传感器,并证实了传感器结构优化的必要性。     

表面镀层长周期光纤光栅双峰谐振及其透射谱研究

采用严格的耦合模理论,通过求解表面镀层长周期光纤光栅的特征方程,给出了双峰谐振波长的确定方法,以及它与光栅周期和模式序数之间的关系。结果表明,对应于较高次的包层模式,存在双峰谐振现象,且包层模式序数越高,与芯模产生谐振耦合所需的光栅周期越小。进一步讨论了双峰谐振波长的间距随薄膜参量与光栅参量变化的关系,描绘了这些参量对透射谱衰减谐振峰的影响,理论分析结果与X.W.Shu的无镀层长周期光纤光栅实验结果一致。这些研究为建立高灵敏的双峰谐振薄膜传感器提供了结构优化的理论支持。     

三包层长周期光纤光栅谐振波长与薄膜光学参数的关系

通过求解严格的耦合模理论建立的三包层结构长周期光纤光栅特征方程,研究了三包层长周期光纤光栅谐振波长与第二包层(薄膜)的折射率和厚度之间的关系。结果发现,随着膜厚及折射率的增大,谐振波长偏移的变化分成三个区域,这与Nicholas D R的实验结果相符。利用HE/EH模的判据数,对三个区域的模特性进行了分析,给出了区域划分的衡量标准。给出了在不同薄膜参数时的长周期光纤光栅透射谱,发现一阶低次HE模式的耦合强度要远大于一阶低次EH模式。