Epoxy-Coated Side-Polished Fiber-Optic Temperature Sensor for Cryogenic Conditions

  • Umesh Sampath
  • , Minho Song*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We propose coating side-polished optical fiber (SPF) with epoxy polymer to form a fiber-optic sensor for cryogenic temperature measuring applications. The thermo-optic effect of the epoxy polymer coating layer enhances the interaction between the SPF evanescent field and surrounding medium, considerably improving the temperature sensitivity and robustness of the sensor head in a very low-temperature environment. In tests, due to the evanescent field–polymer coating interlinkage, transmitted optical intensity variation of 5 dB and an average sensitivity of (Formula presented.) dB/K were obtained in the 90–298 K range.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2850
JournalSensors
Volume23
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023.03

Keywords

  • cryogenic temperature
  • epoxy
  • optical sensor
  • refractive index
  • side-polished optical fiber

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Computer Science & Information Systems
  • Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Chemistry
  • Physics & Astronomy
  • Biological Sciences

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