Design and realization of a side-polished single-mode fiber optic high-sensitive temperature sensor

B. Nagaraju; R. K. Varshney; B. P. Pal; A. Singh; G. Monnom; B. Dussardier

doi:10.1117/12.818039

18 November 2008 Design and realization of a side-polished single-mode fiber optic high-sensitive temperature sensor

B. Nagaraju, R. K. Varshney, B. P. Pal, A. Singh, G. Monnom, B. Dussardier

Proceedings Volume 7138, Photonics, Devices, and Systems IV; 71381H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818039
Event: Photonics, Devices, and Systems IV, 2008, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

A high sensitive temperature sensor based on evanescent field coupling between a side-polished fiber half-coupler (SPFHC) and a thermo-optic multimode overlay waveguide (MMOW) is designed and demonstrated. Such a structure essentially functions as an asymmetric directional coupler with a band-stop characteristic attributable to the wavelengthdependent resonant coupling between the mode of the SPFHC and one or more modes of the MMOW. A slight change in temperature leads to a significant shift in the phase resonance-coupling wavelength ( λ_r ) between the MMOW and SPFHC λ_r, which is easily measurable. The wavelength sensitivity of the device is measured to be ~ 5.3 nm/°C within the measurement range of 26-70°C; this sensitivity is more than 5 times higher compared to earlier reported temperature sensors of this kind. The SPFHC was fabricated by selective polishing of the cladding from one side of a bent telecommunication standard single-mode fiber and the MMOW was formed on top of the SPFHC through spin coating. A semi- numerical rigorous normal mode analysis was employed at the design stage by including the curvature effect of the fiber lay in the half-coupler block and the resultant z-dependent evanescent coupling mechanism. An excellent agreement between theoretical and experimental results is found.

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B. Nagaraju, R. K. Varshney, B. P. Pal, A. Singh, G. Monnom, and B. Dussardier "Design and realization of a side-polished single-mode fiber optic high-sensitive temperature sensor", Proc. SPIE 7138, Photonics, Devices, and Systems IV, 71381H (18 November 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818039

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