Temperature-Insensitive Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Nanoparticle Magnetic Fluid and Photonic Crystal Fiber

Peng Zu; Chi Chiu Chan; Wen Siang Lew; Limin Hu; Yongxing Jin; Hwi Fen Liew; Li Han Chen; Wei Chang Wong; Xinyong Dong

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2192473

IEEE Photonics Journal (Jan 2012)

Temperature-Insensitive Magnetic Field Sensor Based on Nanoparticle Magnetic Fluid and Photonic Crystal Fiber

Peng Zu,
Chi Chiu Chan,
Wen Siang Lew,
Limin Hu,
Yongxing Jin,
Hwi Fen Liew,
Li Han Chen,
Wei Chang Wong,
Xinyong Dong

Affiliations

Peng Zu: <formula formulatype="inline"><tex Notation="TeX">$^{1}$</tex></formula>School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Chi Chiu Chan: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Wen Siang Lew: <formula formulatype="inline"><tex Notation="TeX">$^{2}$</tex></formula>School of Physical and Mathematical Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Limin Hu: <formula formulatype="inline"><tex Notation="TeX">$^{3}$</tex></formula>Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
Yongxing Jin: Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
Hwi Fen Liew: School of Physical & Mathematical Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Li Han Chen: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Wei Chang Wong: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Xinyong Dong: Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2192473
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 2
pp. 491 – 498

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A novel magnetic field sensor based on the magnetic fluid and Mach-Zehnder interferometer is proposed. The sensor takes advantage of the tunable refractive index property of the magnetic fluid and the modal interference property of the collapsed photonic crystal fiber. The achieved sensitivity and resolution of the sensor are 2.367 pm/Oe and 4.22 Oe, respectively. The magnetic field sensor is insensitive to the temperature variation with a temperature coefficient of 3.2 pm/°C.

Published in IEEE Photonics Journal

ISSN: 1943-0655 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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