Optical characteristics of coated long-period fiber grating and their sensing application

Zhengtian Gu; Yanping Xu; Chuanlu Deng

doi:10.1117/12.758804

11 January 2008 Optical characteristics of coated long-period fiber grating and their sensing application

Zhengtian Gu, Yanping Xu, Chuanlu Deng

Proceedings Volume 6800, Device and Process Technologies for Microelectronics, MEMS, Photonics, and Nanotechnology IV; 680013 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.758804
Event: SPIE Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology, 2007, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Abstract

Based on rigorous coupled mode theory, a theoretical model is established for studying the optical characteristics of long-period fiber grating (LPFG) coated with the sensing thin films. The vector components of the electric field and the local intensity curves for the lowest order cladding mode are plotted to study the field distribution of cladding mode. It is found that the transverse field components of HE₁₁ cladding mode are approximately 10² times larger about than the longitudinal field components, and the low order HE modes have a larger proportion of intensity localized in the core than the low order EH modes, just like the double-clad LPFG. Further, the influences of the sensing film optical parameters and grating structure parameters on the attenuation peak of transmission spectra are analyzed. Data simulation shows that the sensitivity to the refractive index of sensing films is predicted to be more than 10^-7. The optimal design parameters of the LPFG film sensor for higher sensitivity are ascertained by plotting the contour of the sensor sensitivity. Experimentally, the sol-gel derived SnO₂ film LPFG was prepared, and a preliminary gas-sensing test for detection of C₂H₅OH was performed. The results indicate that the LPFG film sensor with structure optimization has higher sensitivity, and the detection sensitivity is available to 10^-1ppm on the condition of optimum optical parameters. With the advantages of both film sensors and fiber sensors, the coated LPFG sensor has a wide and promising application prospect in process analytical chemistry, environmental monitoring, and biochemical sensing.

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Zhengtian Gu, Yanping Xu, and Chuanlu Deng "Optical characteristics of coated long-period fiber grating and their sensing application", Proc. SPIE 6800, Device and Process Technologies for Microelectronics, MEMS, Photonics, and Nanotechnology IV, 680013 (11 January 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.758804

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