Performance of humidity sensor based on photonic crystal fiber interferometer
Photonic Crystal Fiber Interferometers (PCFIs) are greatly used for sensing applications. This work presents the fabrication and characterization of a relative humidity sensor based on Mach- Zehnder Interferometer (MZI), which operates in reflection mode. The humidity sensor operation based on the...
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Photonic Crystal Fiber Interferometers (PCFIs) are greatly used
for sensing applications. This work presents the fabrication and
characterization of a relative humidity sensor based on Mach-
Zehnder Interferometer (MZI), which operates in reflection mode.
The humidity sensor operation based on the adsorption and
desorption of water vapour at the silica-air interface within the PCF.
The fabrication of this sensor is simple, it only includes splicing and
cleaving the PCF with SMF.PCF (LMA-10) with a certain length
spliced to SMF (Corning-28).
The spectrum of PCFI exhibits good sensitivity to humidity
variations. The PCFI response is observed for a range of humidity
values from (27% RH to 85% RH), the position of the interference
peaks is found to be shifted to longer wavelength with humidity
increasing. In this work, a different length of PCFs are used, and the
maximum humidity sensitivity of (5.86 pm / %RH) is achieved with
(4.5cm) PCF length, and the rise time of (8sec) is achieved. This
humidity sensor has distinguished features as that it does not require
the use of a hygroscopic material, robust, compact size, immunity to
electromagnetic interference, and it has potential applications for
high humidity environments.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ffe07ae84b8470b9bc3f6d0dc60f1af2023-03-14T05:28:48ZengUniversity of BaghdadIraqi Journal of Physics2070-40032664-55482019-02-01143010.30723/ijp.v14i30.203Performance of humidity sensor based on photonic crystal fiber interferometerHanan J. Taher Photonic Crystal Fiber Interferometers (PCFIs) are greatly used for sensing applications. This work presents the fabrication and characterization of a relative humidity sensor based on Mach- Zehnder Interferometer (MZI), which operates in reflection mode. The humidity sensor operation based on the adsorption and desorption of water vapour at the silica-air interface within the PCF. The fabrication of this sensor is simple, it only includes splicing and cleaving the PCF with SMF.PCF (LMA-10) with a certain length spliced to SMF (Corning-28). The spectrum of PCFI exhibits good sensitivity to humidity variations. The PCFI response is observed for a range of humidity values from (27% RH to 85% RH), the position of the interference peaks is found to be shifted to longer wavelength with humidity increasing. In this work, a different length of PCFs are used, and the maximum humidity sensitivity of (5.86 pm / %RH) is achieved with (4.5cm) PCF length, and the rise time of (8sec) is achieved. This humidity sensor has distinguished features as that it does not require the use of a hygroscopic material, robust, compact size, immunity to electromagnetic interference, and it has potential applications for high humidity environments. https://ijp.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/physics/article/view/203Humidity sensors, Optical fiber sensor, Photonic crystal fiber interferometer. |
| spellingShingle | Hanan J. Taher Performance of humidity sensor based on photonic crystal fiber interferometer Iraqi Journal of Physics Humidity sensors, Optical fiber sensor, Photonic crystal fiber interferometer. |
| title | Performance of humidity sensor based on photonic crystal fiber interferometer |
| title_full | Performance of humidity sensor based on photonic crystal fiber interferometer |
| title_fullStr | Performance of humidity sensor based on photonic crystal fiber interferometer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance of humidity sensor based on photonic crystal fiber interferometer |
| title_short | Performance of humidity sensor based on photonic crystal fiber interferometer |
| title_sort | performance of humidity sensor based on photonic crystal fiber interferometer |
| topic | Humidity sensors, Optical fiber sensor, Photonic crystal fiber interferometer. |
| url | https://ijp.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/physics/article/view/203 |
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