蓝宝石衍生光纤及传感器研究进展

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0255-8297.2018.01.004

摘要/Abstract

摘要：

蓝宝石衍生光纤（sapphire-derived fiber，SDF）具有机械强度良好、耐高温等性能，在高温传感、分布式应力传感等方面有广阔应用前景.该文首先简要介绍了蓝宝石衍生光纤的基本特性，然后结合该课题组近几年在该方向的研究进展，对基于蓝宝石衍生光纤的布拉格光栅、法布里-珀罗腔、长周期光栅和马赫-曾德尓干涉仪进行重点讨论，分析了基于蓝宝石衍生光纤传感器的工作原理和实现方法.

关键词: 光纤布拉格光栅, 蓝宝石衍生光纤, 法布里-珀罗腔, 马赫-曾德尓干涉仪, 长周期光栅

Abstract:

Sapphire-derived fiber (SDF) has advantages such as good mechanical properties and high temperature resistance. It has a wide range of potential applications in high temperature and distributed strain sensors. This article briefly introduces basic characteristics of SDF.Based on the research accomplishments of the authors' group in recent years, typical components of SDF are presented, mainly including fiber Bragg grating (FBG), Fabry-Perot (F-P) cavity, long period grating (LPG) and Mach-Zehnder interferometer (M-Z). The principle and fabrication method of these SDF-based sensors are investigated and discussed.

Key words: long period grating sensor, fiber Bragg grating, Fabry-Perot cavity, Mach-Zehnder interferometer, sapphire-derived fiber

中图分类号:

P751.1

庞拂飞, 马章微, 刘奂奂, 陈娜, 陈振宜, 王廷云. 蓝宝石衍生光纤及传感器研究进展[J]. 应用科学学报, 2018, 36(1): 59-74.

PANG Fu-fei, MA Zhang-wei, LIU Huan-huan, CHEN Na, CHEN Zhen-yi, WANG Ting-yun. Research Progress of Sapphire-Derived Fibers and Sensors[J]. Journal of Applied Sciences, 2018, 36(1): 59-74.

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