Balloon-Shaped SMF Blood Glucose Concentration and Temperature Sensor Based on Core-Offset Structure

Weihua Zhang; Yixi Liu; Zhengrong Tong; Xue Wang; Yipeng Tao; Haozheng Yu; Jinlin Mu

doi:10.3390/s24196344

Sensors (Sep 2024)

Balloon-Shaped SMF Blood Glucose Concentration and Temperature Sensor Based on Core-Offset Structure

Weihua Zhang,
Yixi Liu,
Zhengrong Tong,
Xue Wang,
Yipeng Tao,
Haozheng Yu,
Jinlin Mu

Affiliations

Weihua Zhang: Engineering Research Center of Optoelectronic Devices and Communication Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
Yixi Liu: Engineering Research Center of Optoelectronic Devices and Communication Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
Zhengrong Tong: Engineering Research Center of Optoelectronic Devices and Communication Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
Xue Wang: Engineering Research Center of Optoelectronic Devices and Communication Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
Yipeng Tao: Engineering Research Center of Optoelectronic Devices and Communication Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
Haozheng Yu: Engineering Research Center of Optoelectronic Devices and Communication Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
Jinlin Mu: Engineering Research Center of Optoelectronic Devices and Communication Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s24196344
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 19
p. 6344

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A blood glucose concentration and temperature sensor with a balloon-shaped single-mode fiber (SMF) based on a core-offset structure is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The balloon-shaped SMF is created by offset-fusing a straight-line SMF between two other SMFs, thereby forming a Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI). The core-offset structure can effectively excite higher-order cladding modes. The experimental results showed that the maximum sensitivity of blood glucose concentration was 0.331 nm/(mmol/l) and the maximum sensitivity of temperature was 0.216 nm/°C when the offset distance was 10 μm. Dual-parameter measurement was achieved through a dual-parameter matrix. In addition, the sensor has characteristics such as simple structure, low cost, good stability, and electromagnetic interference resistance, making it potentially valuable for diagnosing high blood glucose and related conditions.

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ISSN: 1424-8220 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors

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