CdSe/ZnS量子点在倏逝波光纤pH传感中的应用

将新型量子点荧光传感技术与光纤倏逝波传感技术相结合,发展了一种基于量子点荧光效应并结合倏逝波传导进行溶液酸碱度检测的新型传感技术,具有灵敏度高、检测速度快、便于微环境检测、可实现远程探测、实时监测和原位分析等特点。详细介绍了用于倏逝波传感的锥柱组合型光纤荧光探头的制备方法,量子点在光纤探头表面的修饰流程,光谱与强度两种光纤pH传感平台的建立,并分别从响应范围、线性度、重复性和稳定性等方面对CdSe/ZnS量子点应用于光纤pH传感进行了评价。结果表明,在pH值为2~12的范围内,CdSe/ZnS量子点的荧光光谱信号的峰位在强酸和强碱的情况下都会产生红移,且红移量随pH值的变化呈线性关系,其量子点荧光强度信号随pH值的减小呈线性降低关系,通过在强酸和强碱下交替测试的实验表明其具有较好的重复性,利用荧光强度传感平台进行实时监测的实验表明其具有较好的稳定性。因此,将CdSe/ZnS量子点用于倏逝波光纤pH传感具有可行性,在生物化学、环境监测、医学临床、食品安全等领域的pH值测量方面有着广泛的应用前景。     

基于腐蚀光纤的温度及葡萄糖溶液浓度传感器

提出并制备了一种基于本征倏逝波原理的温度及葡萄糖溶液浓度传感器.通过研究腐蚀包层厚度与透射光谱之间的关系,确定较为合适的腐蚀厚度.将标准单模光纤包层腐蚀至2.4μm,利用光纤倏逝波对外界介质变化敏感的原理,通过测量输出光功率的变化量实现温度及葡萄糖溶液浓度传感.实验结果表明:传感器在1070℃的温度范围内具有9.58×10~(-3) dBm/℃的灵敏度,线性度达到99.36%;在葡萄糖溶液03%的浓度范围内具有0.126dBm/(g/L)的灵敏度,线性度达到97.95%.该传感器的响应时间小于30s,具有操作简便、测量准确度高、重复性好、适用范围广等优点,具备良好的应用价值.     

A Fiber-Optic Evanescent Wave O<Subscript>2</Subscript> Sensor Based on Ru(II)-Doped Fluorinated ORMOSILs

A novel fiber-optic evanescent wave sensor (FOEWS) for O₂ detection based on [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺-doped hybrid fluorinated ORMOSILs (organically modified silicates) has been developed. The sensing element was fabricated by dip-coating the optical fiber with [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺-doped hybrid fluorinated ORMOSILs composed of n-propyltrimethoxysilane (n-propyl-TriMOS) and 3, 3, 3-trifluoropropyltrimethoxysilane (TFP–TriMOS). Fluorophores of [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ were excited by the evanescent wave field produced on the fiber core surface and the emission fluorescence was quenched by O₂. Spectroscopic properties have been characterized by FTIR and UV–VIS absorption measurements. By using the presented hybrid fluorinated ORMOSILs, which enhances the coating surface hydrophobicity, the quenching response is increased. The sensitivity of the sensor is 7.5, which is quantified in terms of the ratio I _N2/I _O2 (I _N2 and I _O2 represent the fluorescence intensities in pure N₂ and pure O₂ environments, respectively). The limit of detection (L.O.D.) is 0.01% (3σ) and the response time is about 1 s. Meanwhile, the proposed FOEWS has the advantages of easy fabrication, low cost, fast response and suitable sensitivity for oxygen monitoring using a cheap blue LED as light source and coupling a miniature PMT detector directly to the optical fiber probe.     

微流芯片中消逝波激励的荧光辐射特性研究

将石英裸光纤植入聚二甲基硅氧烷基片的微流道中,采用沿光纤轴向光抽运、消逝场激励染料分子的方式,在基片微流道中获得均匀的荧光辐射.实验发现,荧光辐射的强度随光纤轴向距离的增加而衰减,光纤包层溶液折射率越大,荧光沿光纤轴向的衰减越突出;包层溶液中染料浓度越大,荧光沿光纤轴向的衰减也越突出;通过选择适当的包层溶液折射率以及染料浓度可以获得沿光纤轴向接近均匀的荧光辐射.用消逝波激励荧光的辐射理论计算了荧光光强沿光纤轴向的变化,计算结果与实验符合较好.在此基础上,设计并制作了一种具有三个通道的聚二甲基硅氧烷基片,通过在三个微流道中分别注入染料浓度均为0.1 mmol的罗丹明640、罗丹明B及罗丹明6 G的乙醇染料溶液,采用沿光纤轴向消逝波光激励方式,在一块聚二甲基硅氧烷基片上同时实现了三个不同波段的荧光辐射.     

PbS quantum dot fiber amplifier based on a tapered SMF fiber

A PbS quantum dot coated (QD-coated) tapered fiber amplifier with a broad bandwidth is theoretically demonstrated. The QD layer is coated on the surface of a tapered fiber and is excited by the evanescent wave of a pump. An optical gain of 10.5 dB, with a 160-nm broad bandwidth of at 1530-nm center wavelength, is achieved. The gain efficiency is over 4 dB/cm. This QD-tapered fiber amplifier has a concentration control of the QDs, a lower insertion loss, and shows good suppression of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE), while its structure is also quite simple. Therefore, the proposed fiber amplifier has great potential in fiber-optic communication systems.     

内置调制层型光纤表面等离子体波共振传感器研究

研究了一种基于内置调制层结构的光纤表面等离子体波共振(SPR)传感器。通过在金膜与纤芯的内侧增覆具有不同厚度和属性的光学透明薄膜作为内调制层,构成了性能独特的光电复合薄膜,起到调节倏逝波矢量和金膜表面等离子体振荡波矢量的双重作用,进而控制共振效应,为调节灵敏度提供依据。采用时域有限差分方法对内置调制层结构光纤SPR共振激励模型属性进行数值仿真。在此基础上,研制了用于液体折射率测量的内置调制层型光纤SPR传感探针。实验结果表明,该传感器在1.335～1.392折射率范围内,随着待测液体折射率的增大,SPR共振光谱向长波方向偏移,且灵敏度达到2263.1nm/RIU,与基于纤芯-金膜-环境介质三层结构的常规光纤SPR传感器相比提高一倍,能够更好地满足环境折射率检测的需求。     

All-fiber optic acoustic sensor based on multimode-single mode-multimode structure

A simple and low cost optical fiber acoustic sensor based on multimode-single mode-multimode (MSM) fiber structure is presented. The optical coupling efficiency between hetero-core fibers spliced structure is modulated by acoustic pressure through a thin metal foil. Acoustic wave is detected by measuring the intensity change of transmission light. Experiments are carried on to testify the performance of MSM fiber acoustic sensor and the experimental results show that the acoustic wave can be sensitively detected within 11 kHz frequency range.     

轴向隐失波激励的回音壁模式光纤激光器

采用轴向隐失波激励增益的方式,使激光增益区域局限在光纤回音壁模式的模场区域内,显著地降低了回音壁模式光纤激光辐射的抽运阈值,由此形成一种低阈值的回音壁模式光纤激光器.在微焦耳量级的低抽运能量条件下,用回音壁模式光纤激光器研究了激光染料的浓度效应.实验结果表明,随着激光染料浓度的增加,回音壁模式激光辐射的波长向长波方向移动,激光波长范围变宽.用回音壁模式染料激光的四能级模型得到激光上能级和所有能级上的分子数比值γ(λ)曲线后,很好地解释了实验结果.低抽运阈值的回音壁模式光纤激光器,为研究液体激光现象提供了极为便利的手段.     

Second-harmonic laser-coupled optical fiber sensor for pH measurement and corrosion detection based on evanescent field absorption

In the present paper, a laser-coupled optical fiber is introduced for pH sensing of Methyl red solution in the Ethanol solvent. Then it is modified for corrosion detection when it was placed inside a corrosive solution. Second-harmonic (SH) radiation of a microchip Q-switched pulsed Nd:YAG laser operating at λ=532 nm is generated via KTP nonlinear crystal, and it is launched into the fabricated fiber sensor. The provided evanescent field is absorbed by the surrounding environment in the sensing region, and the output intensity of the absorbed laser beam is monitored and recorded in the presence of the different kind of solvents and corrosive solutions. To increase the sensitivity of the pH sensor the fiber-optic probe is coiled and fixed on a Poly Propylene (PP) mount with 6 cm diameter and 10 cm long. The fabricated sensor is then calibrated for pH measurement of unknown media. For corrosion detection, a spin motor is used to uniformly coat a small portion of the fiber designed as U-shaped after its clad was removed by a simple chemical method. It is then electroplated by a very thin Fe–C film to form a corrosion sensor. It is observed that while the concentration of the NH₄Cl solution is changed from 0.068 to 0.125 mol/l and its pH from zero to 14, the output intensity of the launched laser is increased due to the Fe–C film corrosion.     

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).     

Micro double tapered optical fiber sensors based on the evanescent field-effect and surface modification

A double tapered optical fiber sensor based on evanescent field-effect and surface modification technology was introduced in this work. Whether the liquid and gas molecules had polarities or not, they all could be detected by the sensors modified in different silane coupling agents. At the same time, the sensing characters of the single mode optical fiber with three different tapering lengths were researched, and it came to a conclusion that the optical fiber sensor had stronger evanescent field effect and higher sensitivity when length of tapered fiber was 30 mm. The functionalized tapered fibers modified by 3-aminopropyltrimethoxy silane (APTES) or 3-methylpropenylacyloxy propyltrimethoxy silane (MPAPTES), were employed to detect the polar or nonpolar molecules which had corresponding features. Further, the results of quantitative tests showed that the fiber optic sensor was sensitive to the change of the ethanol concentration and the characteristic peaks of the absorption power spectra could reach to 3–5 dB.     

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.     

Near-field amplitude and phase measurements using heterodyne optical feedback on solid-state lasers

Heterodyne optical feedback on a solid-state laser is experimentally investigated as an efficient tool to characterize coherently near-field evanescent waves. A well-known topography of evanescent field is obtained via a total internal reflection of the light beam emitted by a class B Yb:Er glass laser. A subwavelength size optical fiber tip is scanned to locally probe the resulting evanescent wave in the near field. After a frequency shifting using a pair of acousto-optic modulators, the collected light is optically reinjected to excite the relaxation oscillations of the laser. The resulting dynamical response simultaneously allows very sensitive measurements of the amplitude and the phase of the evanescent wave. Extension of these preliminary results to near-field optical microscopy is suggested and discussed.     

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.     

Broad spectral photonic crystal fiber surface enhanced Raman scattering probe

A broad spectral surface enhanced Raman scattering sensor is developed using the solid core holey photonic crystal fiber with silver nanoparticles cluster. This SERS probe offers an operational excitation wavelength range overlaying visible light and near infrared light. The PCF SERS sensing is demonstrated in the detection of the 4-Mercaptobenzoic acid (10⁻⁶ M) solution with 514.5 and 785 nm excitation. In this structure of PCF sensor, the related analysis shows that leakage modes also make an important contribution in the SERS activity not only by the evanescent field way.     

光纤回音壁模式的三波段激光辐射研究

将石英光纤浸入低折射率的激光染料溶液中构成圆柱形微腔.采用沿光纤轴向光抽运的消逝波激励增益方式,获得了沿光纤轴向长距离的激光染料增益,受激辐射光在圆柱形微腔中回音壁模式的支持下形成激光振荡.在直径为288 μm的同一根光纤外分三段分别填入罗丹明6G、罗丹明610和罗丹明640激光染料乙二醇溶液,实现了波长分别在567～575 nm、605～614 nm和656～666 nm三个不同波段的回音壁模式激光振荡,用一根光纤同时获得了红、橙、黄三种不同颜色的激光辐射.对实验所获得的回音壁模式激光光谱做了模式标定,依据标定的模式数计算了各种模式以及抽运光在光纤截面的强度分布.计算结果表明,激光增益区域总是局限在圆柱形微腔回音壁模式的模场区域内,由此可以显著地提高抽运效率,增加抽运光沿光纤轴向的增益长度.     

Effect of the Pd-Au thin film thickness uniformity on the performance of an optical fiber hydrogen sensor

Thin alloy film of Pd and Au, formed by simultaneous electron-beam and thermal evaporation techniques, respectively, is used in the design of an optical fiber hydrogen sensor. The sensor consists of a multimode fiber (MMF) in which a short section of single mode fiber (SMF), coated with the Pd-Au thin film, is inserted. Due to core diameter mismatch, the SMF cladding guides light, allowing the interaction between the sensing layer and the guided light. When the sensor is exposed to hydrogen, the Pd-Au layer refractive index diminishes and causes attenuation changes on the transmitted light. Several samples with different layer thickness uniformity were fabricated and tested in a very simple experimental set-up. We have observed that the sensor signal change is dependant on layer thickness uniformity, since the effective interaction length between the evanescent field and the sensing layer is increased. By contrast, such uniformity practically has no influence on the time response of the sensor. The resulting Pd-Au film can detect 4% hydrogen with a response time of 15 s.     

基于光纤耦合器的声发射传感器

为检测变压器内局部放电产生的声发射信号,介绍了一种基于特殊光纤熔融拉锥耦合器型声发射传感器。它是利用声波引起的扰动改变耦合器两臂光功率输出的特点来检测声发射信号。实验结果表明：此种传感器在10kHz～250kHz范围内对声发射信号有良好响应,在155kHz灵敏度为5.6×10^-6V/Pa,噪声为1.8Pa声压,有望在复合材料与结构、电力无损检测方面得到应用。     

Design and performance of a plastic optical fiber leakage sensor

In this article design and operation of a plastic optical fiber (POF) sensor based on the unconventional light leakage from one fiber to another one causing intensity modulation are presented. The dominant loss mechanism was found to be the evanescent loss and based on this phenomenon the optical fiber sensor was designed. The penetration depth of evanescent wave as a function of different refractive index of cladding was calculated. Operation of this sensor was tested as a liquid level sensor for different liquids and the experimental results are compared. The dry (air interface layer) and wet output (liquid interface layer) signals for this probe were measured for a series of measurements and important factors concerning sensor operation are described. The precision of measured values, reproducibility of the results (1.35% error), and the stability of sensing operation as a function of time at different launching powers are also reported (0.85% error). The reported results for this design are promising and verify the successful operation of such a device as a liquid level probe and also as an on/off level switch.     

倏逝波型光纤气体传感器研究进展

介绍了倏逝波的概念和反映倏逝波光纤气体传感特性的穿透深度参数Z_m。讨论了D形、锥形、纤芯裸露形、纤芯失配型和微结构光纤等不同倏逝波型气体传感的原理和特点,评述了其最新研究进展,对比分析了各传感器的优缺点。对倏逝波型光纤气体传感器的发展趋势进行了展望。