Ultra-longer fiber cantilever taper for simultaneous measurement of temperature and relative humidity

An ultra-longer fiber cantilever taper for simultaneous measurement of the temperature and relative humidity (RH) with high sensitivities was proposed. The structure was fabricated by using the simple and cost-effective method only including fiber cleaving, splicing, and tapering. The length of the cantilever taper is about 1.5 mm. The dip A and dip B were measured simultaneously, owing to the ultra-long length and super-fine size, the temperature sensitivities of the dip A and dip B reached as high as 127.3 pm/℃ and 0 pm/℃ between 25 ℃ and 50 ℃, and the RH sensitivities are -31.2 pm/% RH and -29.2 pm/% RH with a broad RH interval ranging from 20% RH to 70% RH. Besides, the proposed structure showed good linearity in the sensing process and small temperature crosstalk. It will be found in wide applications in environmental monitoring, food processing, and industries.     

基于聚二甲基硅氧烷的曲线型光纤锥温度传感结构

基于简单的熔融拉锥技术提出了一种涂覆聚二甲基硅氧烷的曲线型光纤锥温度传感结构。单模光纤锥的长为1.5mm,腰径25μm。涂覆聚二甲基硅氧烷后光纤锥的腰径为100μm。实验给出了曲线型光纤锥的温度响应特性,其温度灵敏度达到了-191.41pm/℃。此外,聚二甲基硅氧烷具有很好的疏水性,这结构可有效避免温度测量中的湿度串扰问题,同时,这结构的制备过程简单、成本低、灵敏度高,机械强度好,在工业自动化、航空航天、生物医疗等领域有着重要的应用前景。