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[Conference] A fiber microfluidic velocity sensor based on polarization maintaining fiber
Abstract:
In this paper, a polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) is used as the sensing element for microfluidic velocity measurement. The proposed fiber microfluidic velocity sensor adopts the Sagnac loop structure, where the PMF is incorporated in the fiber loop. The microfluidic velocity measurement is realized by monitoring the output spectrum of the Sagnac loop. Different microfluidic velocity causes different pressure on the side of the PMF, which leads to the wavelength shift of the output spectrum of the Sagnac loop. Experimental results show that a quadratic relationship between the microfluidic velocity and the dip shift of the output spectrum has been observed with the microfluidic velocity range from 0∼900um/min. The proposed microfluidic velocity fiber sensor owns significant behavior in various applications such as chemical engineering and medical equipment technology.
Xiaolei Wang
Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Juan Kang
Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Xiaoying Zhou
Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Quanhui Shu
Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Dewen Hou
Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
Published in: Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN), 2016 15th International Conference on
Date of Conference: 24-27 Sept. 2016
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 13 March 2017
DOI: 10.1109/ICOCN.2016.7875853
Link: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7875853/