Optical fiber laser salinity sensor based on multimode interference effect

Qingqiang Meng; Xinyong Dong

doi:10.1117/12.2038120

20 December 2013 Optical fiber laser salinity sensor based on multimode interference effect

Qingqiang Meng, Xinyong Dong

Proceedings Volume 9044, 2013 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optical Sensors and Applications; 90441J (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038120
Event: International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology (OIT2013), 2013, Beijing, China

Abstract

An optical fiber laser salinity sensor based on multimode interference effect is proposed and demonstrated. The sensor head manufactured by splicing a section of no-core fiber (NCF) between two single-mode fibers possesses a transmission peak at a certain wavelength due to multimode interference effect. Salinity of the liquid it immerges can be measured from wavelength shift the transmission peak. Enhanced measurement accuracy is achieved by inserting the sensor head into the cavity of an erbium-doped fiber ring laser, because the laser’s linewidth is much narrower than that of the transmission peak. Linear response with salinity sensitivity of 19.4 pm/% has been achieved and the measurement range is from 3.86% to 21.62%.

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Qingqiang Meng and Xinyong Dong "Optical fiber laser salinity sensor based on multimode interference effect", Proc. SPIE 9044, 2013 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology: Optical Sensors and Applications, 90441J (20 December 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038120

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