Fiber-optic evanescent field absorption sensor: A theoretical evaluation

Abstract

A comparative study of the fiber-optic evanescent field absorption sensors based on parabolic, linear, and exponential-linear taper profiles has been carried out. The expressions for the effective evanescent absorption coefficient of the fluid have been derived for a diffuse source as well as a collimated source–microscope objective combination. It has been shown that the sensitivity of the sensor depends on the taper profile and the type of the source used in addition to the numerical aperture of the fiber and the refractive index of the fluid. For a given taper profile, the sensitivity is more in the case of the collimated source–microscope objective combination as compared to the diffuse source illumination. Further, the sensor with the exponential-linear taper profile is more sensitive than those having parabolic and linear profiles in the case of both sources.     

Response Time Analysis of a Few Selected Tapered Porous Clad Fiber Gas Sensors

A comparative study has been carried out on the detection of gases with the use of attenuated total internal reflection spectroscopy in a multimode step index, based on parabolic, linear, and exponential-linear tapered fibers with porous cladding. Using geometric optics, an expression has been derived for the time dependent evanescent absorbance as the gas diffuses through the cladding. It has been shown that the relative evanescent absorbance depends on the taper profile and taper ratio. For a given taper profile, as the taper ratio increases, the response time of the sensor decreases. Further, the sensor with the exponential-linear taper profile has less response time than those with the parabolic and linear profiles in cases of a particular taper ratio.     

Surface plasmon resonance based tapered fiber optic sensor with different taper profiles

A theoretical model for surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based tapered fiber optic sensor is proposed with three different taper profiles, namely, linear, parabolic, and exponential-linear. The effect of taper ratio and taper profiles on the sensor’s performance is studied in detail and the design considerations for significantly enhanced sensitivity are reported. The study shows that the exponential-linear taper profile with high taper ratio provides the best performance. The physical reasons behind sensitivity enhancement due to taper ratio and taper profile are given, wherever required.     

Effect of launching condition in response time analysis for few selected tapered porous clad optical fiber gas sensors

In this paper, the effect of launching condition of light and the geometry of the sensing region in the case of detection of gases using attenuated total internal reflection (ATR) technique in multimode step index tapered fiber has been described. Using ray approach the response time of the sensor in case of parabolic, linear and exponential-linear tapered optical fiber have been carried out. It has been shown that launching condition and geometry of the sensing region effect the sensitivity of the sensor. Out of three designs the sensor having exponential-linear tapered with selected ray launching has maximum sensitivity and low response time of the sensor.     

A novel probe for an evanescent wave fibre-optic absorption sensor

A novel, highly sensitive probe consisting of a uniform region sandwiched between two linear tapers for an evanescent wave fibre-optic absorption sensor is proposed. The diameter of the uniform region is chosen to be equal to the minimum allowed diameter of the taper's output end. The first taper is used to bring the angles of the rays in the input fibre close to the critical angle of the sensing region while the second taper reconverts the angles into their initial values so that they can propagate in the output fibre. It has been shown that the sensitivity of the sensor depends on the length of the uniform region of the probe, the refractive index of the fluid and the numerical aperture of the fibre. The sensitivity increases with increase in the length of the uniform region and also with decrease in the numerical aperture of the fibre. In addition, the sensitivity of the proposed probe can be further increased by launching the selected rays into the input fibre.     

Gas sensor response time analysis for tapered porous-clad fibers

The detection of gases with the use of ATR spectroscopy in a multimode step-index-tapered fiber with porous cladding has been described. Geometrical optics has been used to derive an expression for the time-dependent evanescent absorbance as the gas diffuses through the cladding. The ratio of the radii of core and cladding has been assumed to be constant throughout the length of the taper. It has been shown that the relative evanescent absorbance depends on the taper ratio. As the taper ratio increases, the response time of the sensor decreases.     

On the fiber-optic chlorine sensor with enhanced sensitivity based on the study of evanescent field absorption spectroscopy

The paper deals with a fiber optic evanescent field absorption sensor that can be used for the detection of chlorine content in drinking water. The technique is based on the absorption of evanescent fields through the development of color owing to the reaction of an organic compound diethyl phenylene diamine with chlorine, which is already present in water. In the experiment, a U-shaped optical sensor probe is used because the sensitivity of the system improves due to the higher penetration depth achieved in this case. The improvement in sensitivity (in the case of U-shaped probed) is also shown experimentally.     

LED based fiber optic surface plasmon resonance sensor

Modeling of a miniaturized fiber optic sensor based on surface plasmon resonance utilizing a broad band diffuse source is presented. Attenuated total internal reflection with Kretschmann configuration is the basis of the theoretical model. For simulation both meridional and skew rays are considered. The performance of the sensor is evaluated in terms of sensitivity, detection accuracy and signal to noise ratio. Effects of the numerical aperture of the fiber, core diameter and length of the sensing region on the performance parameters of the sensor are studied. The results are obtained for gold and silver metallic layer on the core of the fiber. The theoretical results obtained are compared with SPR based fiber optic sensor utilizing focused beam on the end face of the fiber from a collimated source. The advantages of using broadband LED (diffuse source) source for launching light in the fiber are the miniaturization, compactness and low cost of the sensor.     

光纤倏逝波型石英增强光声光谱技术

采用块状光学准直聚焦透镜组的传统石英增强光声光谱(QEPAS)技术存在体积难以缩减,结构稳定性不佳,无法适应空间狭小、振动复杂的特殊环境等缺点.基于此,将光纤倏逝波技术与QEPAS技术相结合,提出了一种新型微纳结构光纤QEPAS痕量气体检测技术.实验中,为了提高QEPAS系统信号幅值,优化了石英音叉与激光束的空间位置、激光波长调制深度,同时对比了两种不同共振频率的石英音叉,最终采用共振频率较低的30.720 kHz石英音叉作为声波探测元件,获得的检测极限为6.25×10~(-4)(体积分数),归一化噪声等效吸收系数为4.18×10~(-7)cm~(-1).W·Hz~(-1/2).     

Fiber optic evanescent field absorption sensor: Effect of fiber parameters and geometry of the probe

A comparative experimental study of the fiber-optic evanescent field absorption sensor based on straight and U-shaped probes is presented. The effects of numerical aperture and the core radius of the fiber on the sensitivity of the sensor are experimentally investigated. Increase in the numerical aperture of the fiber increases the sensitivity of the sensor in the case of both the probes. The effect of core radius on the sensitivity depends on the bending radius of the probe. In the case of straight probe (i.e. infinite bending radius) the fiber with smaller core radius has high sensitivity while in the case of U-shaped probe with 0.17 cm bending radius, the fiber with larger core radius has high sensitivity. Thus, which fiber (with small or large core radius) has maximum sensitivity depends on the bending radius of the probe. For a given fiber, decrease in the bending radius increases the sensitivity of the U-shaped probe. An inverse power law relationship between the bending radius and the evanescent absorbance and hence the sensitivity is established.     

Fibre-optic evanescent field absorption sensor based on a U-shaped probe

A fibre-optic evanescent field absorption sensor based on a U-shaped sensing probe is described. The influences of fibre core diameter, bending radius of the probe and the refractive index of the fluid on the sensitivity of the sensor are evaluated experimentally. The results are compared with the theoretical results obtained using geometrical optics and based on two-dimensional treatment. A good qualitative agreement is found between them.     

Fabrication and Characterization of a Fiber-Optic pH Sensor for the pH Range 2 to 13

Fabrication and characterization of a fiber-optic pH sensor based on evanescent field absorption and immobilization of ethyl violet dye on the unclad core of the fiber using sol-gel technique have been reported. The probe has been demonstrated to operate in the pH range 2 to 13. The operating range is the largest among those reported in the literature by using a single pH-sensitive dye. The sensitivity of the sensor increases with the increase in the length of the probe. The response of the probe depends on the ionic strength and the temperature of the fluid. This suggests that the pH sensor developed by us is likely to perform best under well-defined sample conditions.     

Sensitivity of absorptionD-fiber sensors

Using asymptotic expansions, we show that the problem of maximizing the sensitivity of an absorption D-fiber sensor can be solved in a general form if a class of functions describing a profile of the dielectric constant of the fiber is prescribed. The corresponding solutions are found for the truncated parabolic and step profiles. The limits of applicability of the solutions obtained are evaluated. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 390–395, May–June, 2000.     

Experimental Studies on the Response of the Fiber Optic Evanescent Field Absorption Sensor

In the present study the response of the fiber optic evanescent field absorption sensor has been analyzed experimentally. The dependence of evanescent absorbance on sample (dye) concentration has been found to be nonlinear, in contradiction to theoretical predictions. The amount of nonlinearity as well as evanescent absorbance has been found to depend on the pH of the sample. As the pH decreases, the amount of nonlinearity and evanescent absorbance decrease. It has been shown that the nonlinearity and high evanescent absorbance at high pH value occur because of the adsorption of the positively charged dye molecules on the surface of the silica core of the plastic-clad silica (PCS) fiber, which is generally used for the sensor. A linear response has been obtained at pH close to 2.0, at which the presence of a tremendous amount of H ions in the sample restricts the adsorption of the dye molecules. The following empirical relation has been found to fit the experimental data: gamma 1.1C 1.6(pH)32C 1 3, where gamma is the evanescent absorption coefficient and C is the concentration of the dye. The first term is due to the simple Beer's law while the second term is the contribution of the pH dependent dye adsorption. In addition, we have found that the increase in core diameter increases the contribution of adsorption.     

降低AWG插入损耗和串扰设计新方法

在AWG器件的设计中引入了抛物线型的楔形波导结构,根据过渡区理论优化了引入的抛物线型楔形结构的形状和尺寸.采用抛物线型楔形结构代替直线型楔形结构,AWG的插入损耗降低了2 dB左右.在优化参数时使输出/输入波导间距与阵列波导间距取不同的值,并使输出/输入波导间距适当增大,而阵列波导间距取较小值,这样使得串扰降至－30 dB以下且插入损耗保持在低水平.运用光束传播方法给出器件的输出光谱并证实了理论上预想的结果.     

非对称熔锥法制作光纤光栅辅助耦合器型上下话路滤波器

通过在失配光纤消逝场间的耦合作用中引入光栅调制扰动效应，推导出用于解释光栅辅助耦合器响应特征的耦合模方程，在此基础上全面分析了两光纤间的失配度对上下话路滤波性能的影响.采用非对称熔融预拉锥工艺，调整光纤的结构参数，制成了性能良好的光栅辅助耦合器，实验测试结果与理论计算符合得很好. 关键词： 光纤光栅 光纤耦合器 上下话路滤波器 熔融预拉锥     

扫描近场光学显微镜光纤锥中导波反射特性

利用局部模耦合模型理论上分析了扫描近场光学显微镜光纤的光场性质,给出光纤维中存在的正,反向传播的基模场微分方程,以及基模反向耦合系数的数值计算结果,其最高反射系数达１％左右。这种反射光可起着光纤维激光器谐振腔输出端镜的作用。     

Influence of refractive profile shape on the distribution of modal attenuation in planar structures with absorption cover

The paper illustrates the influence of refractive profile shape in a sensor planar structure on the distribution of modal attenuation. Depending on the shape of refractive profile, the dependence of modes attenuation on their order can be an increasing function, decreasing function or non-monotonic one. The problem is discussed basing on the example of parabolic, exponential, Gaussian and linear profiles of refractive index. For the linear refractive profile, we present the influence of the gradient of waveguide’s refractive index and the influence of the thickness and refractive index of sensitive layer on the distribution of modal attenuation. Theoretical predictions are experimentally verified for two different refractive profiles. Theoretical predictions are excellent agreement with experimental results.     

Highly Sensitive Temperature Fiber Sensor Based on Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

We propose a highly sensitive temperature fiber sensor based on a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI). The MZI is composed of a piece of no-core fiber (NCF), a single-mode fiber (SMF), and a fiber taper (FT) structure. To accomplish high sensitivity, the component was immersed in a material with high thermo-optic coefficient (TOC). The experimental results showed that a high temperature sensitivity of 1.56 nm/°C was achieved for surrounding material with a refractive index (RI) of 1.45. The presented sensor has numerous advantages, for instance, extremely high sensitivity, easy fabrication, simple structure, compact size, and in-line applications.     

垂直入射电磁波在大气压非平衡等离子体层中的传播特性

用数值模拟的方法对大气压非平衡等离子体薄层中，不同的电子密度分布对微波反射、吸收和透射的影响进行了研究。所采用的理论分析方法是分层模型和镶嵌不变原理。计算中考虑了微波在子层间的多次反射和吸收。数值结果表明，对于电磁波的吸收来说，等离子体中具有二次分布的电子密度，其效果要高于线性分布10%左右；而对于反射来说，线性分布效率更高。功率反射系数随波长的增大而增大，功率吸收系数A也不是单调的，当电子密度不变时，A存在一个峰值，随着电磁波波长的增加而增加，达到最大值后，缓慢降低。