JOURNAL ARTICLE

Polarization-Maintaining Photonic-Crystal-Fiber-based Polarimetric Strain Sensor with a Short Sensing Head

Tae Kyu NohYong Wook Lee

Year: 2014 Journal:   Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics Vol: 25 (3)Pages: 131-136   Publisher: Optical Society of Korea

Abstract

본 논문에서는 짧은 길이의 편광유지 광자결정 광섬유(polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber : 이하 PM-PCF)와 3 dB 광섬유 결합기(fiber coupler), 그리고 편광 조절기(polarization controller)로 구성된 사냑(Sagnac) 복굴절 간섭계(birefringence interferometer)를 이용하여 온도에 둔감한 편광 간섭형 스트레인 센서(polarimetric strain sensor)를 구현하였다. 센서부(sensor head)로 사용된 PM-PCF의 길이는 2 cm이었고, 이는 기존의 PM-PCF 기반 편광 간섭형 스트레인 센서들과 비교할 때 가장 짧은 센서부 길이이다. 제안된 센서는 $0{\sim}8m{\varepsilon}$의 범위에 대해서 스트레인 측정을 수행하였으며, ${\sim}0.87pm/{\mu}{\varepsilon}$에 해당하는 스트레인 민감도를 얻을 수 있었다. 또한, 외부 온도를 $30^{\circ}C$에서 $100^{\circ}C$까지 변화시키며 제안된 센서의 온도 의존성을 조사한 결과, 약 $-12pm/^{\circ}C$의 온도 민감도를 얻을 수 있었으며, 이는 기존의 편광 유지 광섬유의 온도 민감도(약 $-990pm/^{\circ}C$) 에 비해 약 82배정도 작은 값이다. 특히, 실용적인 관점에서 센서 표지자(indicator)로 사용되는 파장이 스트레인 민감도에 큰 영향을 주지 않는다는 것을 실험 및 이론적으로 확인하였다. In this paper we have implemented a temperature-insensitive polarimetric fiber strain sensor based on a Sagnac birefringence interferometer composed of a short polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber (PM-PCF), a 3-dB fiber coupler, and polarization controllers. The PM-PCF used as a sensor head was 2 cm long, which is the shortest length for a sensing element compared to other polarimetric fiber strain sensors using a PM-PCF. The proposed sensor showed a strain sensitivity of ${\sim}0.87pm/{\mu}{\varepsilon}$ with a strain measurement range from 0 to $8m{\varepsilon}$. The temperature sensitivity was also investigated and measured as approximately $-12pm/^{\circ}C$, when ambient temperature changed from 30 to $100^{\circ}C$. This temperature sensitivity is about 82 times smaller than that of conventional polarization-maintaining fiber (approximately $-990pm/^{\circ}C$). In particular, from a practical perspective we have experimentally and theoretically confirmed that the wavelength selected for the indicator dip location does not make a significant difference in the strain sensitivity.

Keywords:
Photonic-crystal fiber Birefringence Optics Interferometry Materials science Polarization-maintaining optical fiber Polarization controller Polarization (electrochemistry) Polarimetry Physics Fiber optic sensor Wavelength Optical fiber

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