光纤SPR湿敏传感器及其共振光谱特性研究

提出并研制了基于光纤SPR传感探针的新型湿敏传感器。首先研究了光纤SPR传感探针对环境湿度变化的敏感特性,在此基础上提出在光纤SPR传感探针表面增覆不同厚度且具有水分子吸附功能的PVA薄膜来实现环境相对湿度的监测。研究结果表明,增覆双层PVA薄膜的光纤SPR传感探针在高湿区具有较好监测效果,其共振强度对应的相对湿度测量灵敏度达到1.59%/%RH,较光纤SPR探针呈现显著提高。而增覆单层PVA薄膜的光纤SPR传感探针在高湿区共振波长对应的相对湿度监测灵敏度达到2.411nm/%RH。此外所提出的新型光纤SPR湿敏探针在PVA薄膜失效后经过特殊工艺处理仍可重复镀膜使用。     

聚酰亚胺(PI)薄膜用于光纤布拉格光栅湿度传感器的特性分析

研究了湿敏聚合物--聚酰亚胺(PI)薄膜用于光纤布拉格光栅湿度传感器的原理及应用,并对其传感特性进行了分析与测量.实验表明:镀有聚酰亚胺(PI)薄膜的光纤布拉格光栅的反射峰位置漂移量与湿度呈线性关系,容易标定,实现了对湿度的高精度测量.用这种材料制作的湿度传感器比其他类型湿度传感器性能优越.     

Improving the sensitivity of a humidity sensor based on fiber bend coated with a hygroscopic coating

A highly sensitive all-fiber humidity sensor is demonstrated. The sensor behaves as a humidity dependent optical switch between 85% and 90% RH. This sensor also offers the advantages of simple structure and low cost and its response is fast and reversible in nature. The typical humidity response of the sensor is suitable for using it as a human breath rate monitor.     

Visible-light photochromism of phosphomolybdic acid and polyvinyl alcohol by inorganic-organic nanocomposite multilayer films

A novel visible-light photochromic inorganic-organic multilayer was constructed based on phosphomolybdic acid (PMoA) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) which was prepared using the layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly technique to form the multilayer film. The structures of the multilayer films were characterized via Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The grown process, internal interaction, the surface topography and photochromic properties could be obviously studied through ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS). The advantage of the structure and performance of the multilayer films prepared by layer-by-layer method could be found. It was suggested that the nearly linear growth process in peak-top absorbance in multilayer assembly. The PVA polymer substrate could disperse PMoA particles and changed the surface morphology. The polymer skeleton and PMoA particles were with strong interfacial interactions. The PMoA/PVA LbL film had wonderful visible light response. The oxygen acted a significant part during the bleaching process. According to XPS resoults, 51% of Mo⁶⁺ in the PMoA turned into Mo⁵⁺, obvious photoinduce oxidation and reduction reactions happened from PVA and PMoA through the proton transfer mechanism.     

Intensity curvature sensor based on photonic crystal fiber with three coupled cores

An intensity curvature sensor using a Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF) with three coupled cores is proposed. The three cores were aligned and there was an air hole between each two consecutive cores. The fiber had a low air filling fraction, which means that the cores remain coupled in the wavelength region studied. Due to this coupling, interference is obtained in the fiber output even if just a single core is illuminated. A configuration using reflection interrogation, which used a section fiber with 0.13 m as the sensing head, was characterized for curvature sensing. When the fiber is bended along the plane of the cores, one of the lateral cores will be stretched and the other compressed. This changes the coupling coefficient between the three cores, changing the output optical power intensity. The sensitivity of the sensing head was strongly dependent on the direction of bending, having its maximum when the bending direction was along the plane of the cores. A maximum curvature sensitivity of 2.0 dB/m⁻¹ was demonstrated between 0 m and 2.8 m.     

Twist sensor based on Sagnac single-mode optic fiber interferometer

An optical fiber twist sensor based on Sagnac single-mode optic fiber interferometer is proposed. The stress-induced birefringence of single-mode optical fiber is obtained by applying a transverse force against a short length of singlemode fiber. A high sensitivity and resolution of the twist angle measurement of 0.19 nm/° and 0.002° is achieved experimentally, respectively. The proposed sensor is more convenient and simple than that of standard polarization-maintaining fibers.     

Curvature sensor based on a pressure-induced birefringence single mode fiber loop mirror

An optical fiber curvature sensor based on a pressure-induced birefringence singlemode fiber loop mirror is presented. The birefringer SMF is made by applying a transverse force against a short length of singlemode fiber. The length of the sensing element for the curvature sensing is about 150 mm. The sensitivity of the curvature measurement experimentally is 0.0263 m⁻¹/pm. And the temperature effect of the proposed sensor is also analyzed. Comparing with the sensor of photonic crystal fiber, it is more convenient and simply.     

A multi-parameter optical fiber sensor with interrogation and discrimination capabilities

A multi-parameter and multi-function, but low-cost, optical fiber grating sensor with self-interrogation and self-discrimination capabilities is presented theoretically and experimentally. The sensor bases on three fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) and one fiber long period grating (LPG). Strain, vibration, pressure, ordinary temperature (−10 to 100 °C) and high temperature (100–800 °C) can be measured by the sensor. When high temperature (100–800 °C) is measured, the LPG is used as a high temperture sensor head and FBG₁ is used as an interrogation element. Alternatively, when one of the other four measurands is measured, FBG₁ (or FBG₂) is used as a sensor head and LPG is used as an interrogation element. When two of the other four measurands are measured simultaneously, FBG₁ and FBG₂ are used as sensor heads and LPG is used as a shared interrogation element. FBG₃ is used as a reference element to eliminate the errors resulted from light source fluctuation and the cross-sensitivity between measurand and environmental temperature. The measurands can be interrogated according to the signals of the photodiodes (PDs), which are related to the relative wavelength shift of the LPG and the FBGs. Experimental results agree well with theoretical analyses. The interrogation scheme is immune to light source fluctuation and the cross-sensitivity between measurands and enviromental temperature, and also the dynamic range is large.     

Structural and ionic conductivity studies on proton conducting polymer electrolyte based on polyvinyl alcohol

An attempt has been made to prepare a new proton conducting polymer electrolyte based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) doped with NH₄NO₃ by solution casting technique. The complex formation between polymer and dissociated salt has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. The ionic conductivity of the prepared polymer electrolyte has been found by ac impedance spectroscopic analysis. The highest ionic conductivity has been found to be 7.5 × 10⁻³ Scm⁻¹ at ambient temperature for 20 mol% NH₄NO₃-doped PVA with low activation energy (~0.19 eV). The temperature-dependent conductivity of the polymer electrolyte follows an Arrhenius relationship, which shows hopping of ions in the polymer matrix.     

Consistency and variations in optical characteristics of four-layer polymeric waveguides

In the present work, four-layer polymeric waveguides have been fabricated and characterized by interchanging the film layer. Using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) polymer it has been shown that polymers do not loose their own property in multilayer structure and better efficiency can be achieved in the form of low propagation losses and mode filtration. Due to high contrast of PVA and SAN films, a broad spectrum of refractive index in four-layer structure has been achieved.     

Highly sensitive fiber refractive index sensor based on side-core holey structure

We propose a side-core holey fiber （SCHF）-based surface plasmon resonance （SPR） sensor to achieve high refractive index （RI） sensitivity. The SCHF structure can facilitate analyte filling and enhance the overlapping area of the core mode and surface plasmon polariton （SPP） mode. The coupling properties of the sensor are analyzed by numerical simulation. The maximum sensitivity of 5000 nm/RIU in an RI range of 1.33-1.44, and the average sensitivity of 9295 nm/RIU in an RI range from 1.44 to 1.54 can be obtained.     

基于线型腔掺铒光纤激光器的光纤光栅传感实验研究

提出了一种基于线型腔掺铒光纤激光器的光纤布拉格光栅传感解调系统,并进行了理论分析和实验验证。此传感系统具有稳定性好、信噪比高、结构简单等特点。实验结果表明:在常温下光纤光栅传感解调系统能很好的实现光纤光栅传感信号的传感和检测;15m掺铒光纤用作增益介质可以产生较大信噪比的稳定激光输出,系统在4nm范围内的解调精度为0.04nm。     

Improvement of measurement range of optical fiber displacement sensor based on neutral network

By studying the output characteristics of random type optical fiber displacement sensor and semicircular type optical fiber displacement sensor, a sensor of new structure was designed. Using the ratio of the two output signals as the output of the whole system, the measurement range was enlarged, the linearity was improved, and the errors of reflective and absorbent changing in target surface are automatically compensated. Meantime, an optical fiber sensor model of correcting static error and linearizing the output curve based on BP artificial neural network was set up. The intrinsic errors such as fluctuations in the light, circuit excursion, the intensity losses in the fiber lines and the additional losses in the receiving fiber caused by bends were eliminated. By discussing in theory and experiment, the error of nonlinear is 2.9%, the measurement range reaches to 3.0 mm and the relative accuracy is 2%. This kind of sensor offers such advantages as no electromagnetic interference, simple construction, high sensitivity, good accuracy and stability.     

Radio-frequency interrogation of a fiber Bragg grating sensor in the configuration of a fiber laser with external cavities

A fiber laser sensor, which consists of two coupled cavities based on three fiber Bragg gratings (two of them acting as sensing elements) and is interrogated via the longitudinal mode beating frequency, is presented. The two resonant cavities have lengths of 4250 m and 4297 m, respectively. Their beating frequency is of the order of 24 kHz, and its shift as a function of the variation of the period of one (or both) of the sensing gratings, induced by strain or temperature changes, can be measured by a radio-frequency analyzer. The system is suitable for long-distance sensing with high spatial resolution and high sensitivity.     

Temperature sensor based on etched optical fiber with a metal coating

Presented in this work is a new class of optical fiber temperature sensor, of which the heat-expansion thin film is coated on the etched fiber. It uses the method that combine thermal carving technique with chemical etching. The sensitivity of the sensor is increased and the shape size is decreased. This sensor possesses the linear temperature response and the good repeatability. These sensors can be used to measure finely the temperature which is lower than 200°c.     

高灵敏度光纤温度传感器

针对深井温度变化小,提出了一种可用于深井温度测量的高灵敏度光纤温度传感器。两根陶瓷插芯从铝管的两端插入构成外腔式光纤法珀干涉仪(EFPI)结构,用螺钉固定插芯,再用高强度的环氧树脂密封该结构,达到防水防尘效果。金属铝和陶瓷插芯具有不同的热膨胀系数,温度的变化将引起EFPI腔长变化,采用高灵敏度光纤白光干涉测量技术,就可以通过测量EFPI腔长获得被测温度。分别在固定温度和不同温度下,对腔长为146.5μm的EFPI光纤温度传感器进行了连续测量。测量结果表明,高灵敏度EFPI光纤温度传感器的腔长-温度灵敏度为260nm/℃,温度测量分辨率为0.002℃。     

Highly sensitive distributed liquid-droplet sensor based on evanescent-wave linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating

We propose a highly-sensitive distributed addressable liquid-droplet sensor based on an evanescent-wave linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating (LCFBG). Due to liquid-droplet-induced increase of the localized effective refractive index, a transmission window is generated within the original reflection stopband of LCFBG. Utilizing the spatial encoding feature of Bragg wavelength in LCFBG and spectrum properties of the created passband, both numerical and experimental results demonstrate that the position, size, and refractive index information of multiple distributed discrete liquid-droplets can be detected simultaneously.     

Surface-coated fly ash used as filler in biodegradable poly(vinyl alcohol) composite films: Part 1—The modification process

The surfaces of fly ash (FA) particles were modified by surfactant, sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) and used in fabrication of composite films with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). Both unmodified fly ash (FA) and modified fly ash (SLS-FA) samples were examined using a range of analytical tools including X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The distribution patterns of SLS-FA particles were shifted to the higher regions compared to FA by adding 1.2-4.2 μm in the ranges between 2 and 25 μm, whereas the modification process reduced the size of the particles over 25 μm due to grinding during the activation process. The increased 1.2-4.2 μm in average can be considered the thickness of the surfactant on the SLS-FA surface. On the oxides based chemical analysis by XRF, the compositions were almost unchanged. SEM and TEM were visualised the irregular sizes morphology mostly spherical of the particles, although it is impossible to capture the images of exactly same particles in modified and unmodified forms. The composite films reinforced with SLS-FA showed 33% higher strength than those of FA filled films. The enhancement of tensile strength attributed from the level of physical bonding between SLS-FA and PVA surfaces.     

Fiber-optic refractive-index sensors based on transmissive and reflective thin-core fiber modal interferometers

We present a new fiber-optic refractive-index sensor based on a fiber modal interferometer constituted by a thin-core optical fiber, whose cut-off wavelength is around three times shorter than normal single-mode fiber. In such a core diameter mismatching structure, the high-order cladding modes are efficiently excited and interfere with the core mode to form a high extinction-ratio filter (>30 dB). Both transmissive and reflective thin-core fiber modal interferometers are experimentally demonstrated, and show a high sensitivity to a small change of external refractive-index (>100 nm/R.I.U.), but a low sensitivity to the change of temperature (<0.015 nm/°C). Such a fiber device possesses an extremely simple structure, but excellent refractive-index sensing properties, and thus is an ideal candidate for fiber-optic biochemical sensing applications.