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Miniaturized fiber taper reflective interferometer for high temperature measurement

Opt Express. 2010 Jun 21;18(13):14245-50. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.014245.

Abstract

We present an ultra-small all-silica high temperature sensor based on a reflective Fabry-Perot modal interferometer (FPMI). Our FPMI is made of a micro-cavity (approximately 4.4 microm) directly fabricated into a fiber taper probe less than 10 mum in diameter. Its sensing head is a miniaturized single mode-multimode fiber configuration without splicing. The sensing mechanism of FPMI is the interference among reflected fundamental mode and excited high-order modes at the end-faces. Its temperature sensitivity is approximately 20 pm/degrees C near the wavelength of 1550 nm. This kind of sensor can work in harsh environments with ultra-large temperature gradient, but takes up little space because of its unique geometry and small size.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aluminum
  • Fiber Optic Technology / instrumentation*
  • Hot Temperature*
  • Interferometry / instrumentation*
  • Miniaturization / instrumentation*
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Silicon Dioxide

Substances

  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Aluminum