Hollow-Core-Fiber-Based Interferometer for High-Temperature Measurements

We report a new fiber optic sensor for temperature measurement at a temperature range of up to 900  °C with excellent stability and repeatability. The sensing head is comprised of a short hollow-core fiber segment spliced between two single-mode fibers using a commer...

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Main Authors: Zhe Zhang, Changrui Liao, Jian Tang, Ying Wang, Zhiyong Bai, Zhengyong Li, Kuikui Guo, Mi Deng, Shaoqing Cao, Yiping Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2017-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7862746/
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Summary:We report a new fiber optic sensor for temperature measurement at a temperature range of up to 900  °C with excellent stability and repeatability. The sensing head is comprised of a short hollow-core fiber segment spliced between two single-mode fibers using a commercial splicer. Optical power from the lead-in fiber is partly coupled to silica cladding of the hollow-core fiber with the remainder propagating in air core by short distance. The two beams are then re-coupled to the core of the lead-out fiber, owing to the offset splicing joint. Due to the effective index difference between the two beams, an interference pattern in the transmission spectrum is obtained. The distinct thermo-optic coefficients between silica and air result in a high-temperature sensitivity of 41 pm/ °C, and the enclosed structure ensures its immunity to the external refractive index.
ISSN:1943-0655