Highly sensitive gas pressure sensor based on the hollow core Bragg fiber and harmonic Vernier effect

Yu Wang, Yaxi Yan, Weihao Yuan, Zhenggang Lian, Daru Chen, Alan Pak Tao Lau, Changyuan Yu, Chao Lu

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Abstract

A highly sensitive inline gas pressure sensor based on the hollow core Bragg fiber (HCBF) and harmonic Vernier effect (VE) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. By sandwiching a segment of HCBF between the lead-in single-mode fiber (SMF) and the hollow core fiber (HCF), a cascaded Fabry-Perot interferometer is produced. The lengths of the HCBF and HCF are precisely optimized and controlled to generate the VE, achieving a high sensitivity of the sensor. Meanwhile, a digital signal processing (DSP) algorithm is proposed to research the mechanism of the VE envelope, thus providing an effective way to improve the sensor's dynamic range based on calibrating the order of the dip. Theoretical simulations are investigated and matched well with the experimental results. The proposed sensor exhibits a maximum gas pressure sensitivity of 150.02 nm/MPa with a low temperature cross talk of 0.00235 MPa/ ∘C. All these advantages highlight the sensor's enormous potential for gas pressure monitoring under various extreme conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1990-1993
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Letters
Volume48
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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