Optoelectronics Letters

, 4:114 | Cite as

High-sensitivity temperature sensor based on long-period fiber grating

  • Ju-an Ruan
  • Qing-ke Zeng
  • Zi-xiong Qin
  • Wei-yuan Liang
  • Ping Huang
Article

Abstract

Temperature sensitivity is greatly improved by taking the following three measures: proper long-period fiber grating (LPFG) whose strain coefficient of the core is larger than that of the cladding is employed, the LPFG is coated with a thin film of the material whose refractive index decreases with the temperature, and the sensor is encapsulated by metal material whose thermal expansion coefficient is large. By computer simulation, a measured temperature coefficient of 0.2375 nm/°C and a temperature resolution less than 0.1 °C are obtained.

CLC number

TN253 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ju-an Ruan
    • 1
  • Qing-ke Zeng
    • 1
  • Zi-xiong Qin
    • 1
  • Wei-yuan Liang
    • 1
  • Ping Huang
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Physics and Electronic EngineeringGuangxi Normal UniversityGuilinChina

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