Photothermal effect in gas-filled hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber

Fan Yang, Wei Jin, Yingchun Cao, Hoi Lut Ho

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Abstract

We exploit photothermal effect in gas-filled hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers, and demonstrate remarkably sensitive all-fiber (acetylene) gas sensors with noise equivalent concentration of 1-3 parts-per-billion and an unprecedented dynamic range of nearly six orders of magnitude. These results are two to three orders of magnitude better than previous direct absorption-based optical fiber gas sensors. The realization of photothermal spectroscopy in fiber-optic format will allow a new class of sensors with ultra-sensitivity and selectivity, compact size, remote and multiplexed multi-point detection capability.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, OFS 2015
PublisherSPIE
Volume9634
ISBN (Electronic)9781628418392
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015
Event24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, OFS 2015 - Pestana Hotel and Convention Centre, Curitiba, Brazil
Duration: 28 Sept 20152 Oct 2015

Conference

Conference24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, OFS 2015
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityCuritiba
Period28/09/152/10/15

Keywords

  • Gas sensor
  • Microstructured fiber
  • Optical fiber sensor
  • Photonic bandgap fiber
  • Photonic crystal fiber
  • Photothermal effect

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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