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Colloidal crystal cladding fiber based on side-polished fiber and its temperature sensing

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A novel microstructure fiber based on side-polished fiber (SPF) was demonstrated. Polystyrene microspheres were self-assembled onto the side-polished surface of SPF to form the colloidal crystal cladding of the microstructure fiber. Because of the Bragg reflection of the colloidal crystals cladding and the strong interaction between evanescent field and colloidal crystal, three main valleys were observed in the transmission spectrum. The modulation amplitude of the valley was up to 12 dB. Furthermore, the transmission valley showed a high sensitivity of temperature. At the wavelength of 1524.25 nm—the position of valley, transmission optical power showed a maximum optical power variation of 14.7 dB in the range of 20–50 °C, the sensitivity of temperature was up to 0.487 dB/°C. The linear correlation coefficient was 99.84%. This SPF with colloidal crystals cladding shows a good potential in fiber sensing and other photonic applications.

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This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [61177075, 61275046, 61361166006, 61475066, 61405075, 61401176, 61505069, 61575084]; Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province [2014A030313377, 2014A030310205, 2015A030306046, 2015A030313320, 2016A030311019, 2016A030313079, 2016A030310098]; Science and technology projects of Guangdong Province [2014B010120002,2014B010117002,2015A020213006, 2015B010125007, 2016B010111003, 2016A010101017]; Project of Guangdong High Education [2013CXZDA005, 2014KQNCX025, YQ2015018]; Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou [201506010046, 201605030002, 201607010134].

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  1. Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China

    Shan Li, Liang Xia & Yongchun Zhong

  2. Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information and Sensing Technologies of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China

    Zhe Chen & Yongchun Zhong

  3. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China

    Jianhui Yu & Heyuan Guan

  4. Key Laboratory of Visible Light Communications of Guangzhou, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China

    Huihui Lu

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Li, S., Xia, L., Chen, Z. et al. Colloidal crystal cladding fiber based on side-polished fiber and its temperature sensing. Opt Quant Electron 49, 66 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-017-0905-y

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