Abstract
We propose and demonstrate an ultrasensitive temperature sensor based on a fiber-optic Fabry–Pérot interferometer (FPI) with the Vernier effect. The sensor is prepared by splicing a section of silica tube and single-mode fiber (SMF) to a section of SMF in sequence, which formed two-cascaded FPIs. Their superimposed spectrum can produce the Vernier effect and form the interference spectrum envelope due to a similar free spectrum range (FSR). The shift of the interference spectrum envelope is much larger than that of a single FPI, when the temperature changes. Experimental results show that the designed sensor can provide a high temperature sensitivity of 183.99 pm/°C, which is almost 220 times higher than that of a single air cavity (0.86 pm/°C) and about 20 times higher than that of a single silica cavity (9.14 pm/°C). The sensor designed has compact structure (< 1 mm) and high sensitivity, providing a prospect for successful applications.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
T. L. Lowder, K. H. Smith, B. L. Ipson, et al., IEEE Photon. Tech. L., 17, 1926 (2005).
C. M. Jewart, Q. Q. Wang, J. Canning, et al., Opt. Lett., 35, 1443 (2010).
H. Q. Li, H. J. Yang, E. B. Li, et al., Opt. Express, 20, 11740 (2012).
T. G. Liu, Y. F. Chen, Q. Han, et al., Appl. Opt., 55, 791 (2016).
T. Chen, R. Z. Chen, C. Jewart, et al., Opt. Lett., 36, 3542 (2011).
R. Subramanian, C. Zhu, H. Zhao, et al., IEEE Photon. Tech. L., 30, 327 (2018).
Y. Cui, P. P. Shum, D. J. J. Hu, et al., IEEE Photon. J., 4, 1801 (2012).
H. Liao, P. Lu, X. Fu, et al., Opt. Express, 25, 26898 (2017).
X. Tan, Y. Geng, X. Li, et al., Appl. Opt., 52, 8195 (2013).
W. Ni, P. Lu, X. Fu, et al., Opt. Express, 26, 18341 (2018).
C. Li, Q. Liu, X. Peng, et al., Opt. Express, 23, 27494 (2015).
S. Liu, Y. Ji, J. Yang, et al., Sens. Actuators A, 269, 313 (2018).
W. Zheng, J. Xie, Y. Li, et al., Opt. Commun., 324, 234 (2014).
Y. Zhang, L. Yuan, X. Lan, et al., Opt. Lett., 38, 4609 (2013).
Y. Wu, Y. Zhang, J. Wu, et al., J. Lightwave Technol., 35, 4311 (2017).
C. Chan, H. Su, J. Yang, et al., Opt. Express, 23, 17687 (2015).
H. Yu , Y. Wang, J. Ma, et al., Sensors, 18, 273 (2018).
B. Xu, Y. Yang, A. Jia, et al., Opt. Express, 25, 14483 (2017).
Y. J. Rao, M. Deng, D. W. Duan, et al., Sens. Actuators A, 148, 33 (2008).
L. Y. Shao, Y. Luo Z. Zhang, et al., Opt. Commun., 336, 73 (2015).
J. Zhang, L. Hao, P. Lu, et al., IEEE Photon. J., 10, 1109 (2018).
Y. F. Wu, Y. D. Zhang, J. Wu, et al., J. Lightwave Technol., 35, 4311 (2017).
J. Komma, C. Schwarz, G. Hofmann, et al. Appl. Phys. Lett., 101, 041905 (2012).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Additional information
Manuscript submitted by the authors in English on March 06, 2019.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Yang, Y., Wang, Y., Zhao, Y. et al. Ultrasensitive Temperature Sensor Based on Fiber-Optic Fabry–Pérot Interferometer with Vernier Effect. J Russ Laser Res 40, 243–248 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-019-09796-2
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-019-09796-2