Photonics (Jan 2024)

Easy-to-Fabricate UV-Glue-Based Cascaded Fabry–Perot Fiber Sensor Probe for Temperature Measurement

  • Xuehao Hu,
  • Hongyu Fu,
  • Pengcheng Li,
  • Carlos Marques,
  • Chuanxin Teng,
  • Hang Qu,
  • Christophe Caucheteur

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11020111
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 2
p. 111

Abstract

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In this paper, we propose an in-line fiber sensor probe based on UV-glue-assisted cascaded Fabry–Perot cavities for temperature measurement. The UV-curable adhesive in the sensing cavity plays an important role due to its high thermo-optic coefficient. We show that the temperature sensitivity depends on the optical path length difference between both cavities. We report a maximum value of 12.57 nm/°C in the range of 20 to 30 °C. This original sensor architecture features a low cost and simple structure that can be straightforwardly manufactured with readily available materials and a short production time.

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