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Embedded pressure sensor based on birefringent photonic crystal fiber

  • Yuanhong Yang*
  • , Xing Zhang
  • , Wei Jin
  • , Weiqian Duan
  • , Mingwei Yang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An embedded pressure sensor was made by sandwiching a polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber (PM-PCF) between two polymer foils. The excess birefringence induced by transverse pressure applied along the slow-axis of a PM-PCF was numerically simulated with a finite element method. Experiment was carried out with a Sagnac interferometer with the embedded PM-PCF as part of the Sagnac loop. The output interference fringes were found shift linearly with applied transverse pressure with a wavelength to pressure sensitivity of 1.764 nm/MP1 The measurement precision of 0.2%, and a dynamic range of 2.5 MPa were achieved.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors - Beijing, China
Duration: 15 Oct 201219 Oct 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8421
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

Conference22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period15/10/1219/10/12

Keywords

  • Birefringence
  • Embedded sensor
  • Optical fiber sensor
  • Photonic crystal fiber
  • Pressure sensor

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