Optical fibre fuse effect based sensor for magnetic field monitoring

Nélia Alberto; M. Fátima Domingues; João H. Belo; Carlos Marques; Paulo Antunes; Vitor Amaral; Paulo André

doi:10.1117/12.2520759

11 April 2019 Optical fibre fuse effect based sensor for magnetic field monitoring

Nélia Alberto, M. Fátima Domingues, João H. Belo, Carlos Marques, Paulo Antunes, Vitor Amaral, Paulo André

Proceedings Volume 11028, Optical Sensors 2019; 110281S (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2520759
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2019, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Magnetic field sensors have been widely applied in several areas, for instance, in navigation, geophysical, aerospace engineering and biomedical research. The traditional methods used to sense this parameter have drawbacks related with size, stability, multiplexing capability, remote measurement and electromagnetic sensitivity. Due to the characteristics inherent to the optical fiber, including small dimensions, immunity to electromagnetic interference and the possibility of being used in hazardous environments, this technology has great potential for sensing different parameters. In this work, the magnetic field was monitored using a Fabry-Perot micro-cavity. The cavity, produced from the recycling of optical fiber previously destroyed by the catastrophic fuse effect, was filled with magnetic fluid (MF). Then, it was exposed to a magnetic field in the range of 0 to 200 mT, applied transversally to the fiber axis. An overall exponential decrease of the wavelength of the reflection spectrum with the increase of the magnetic field was obtained, with a sensitivity and resolution of 120.5 ± 4.4 pm/mT and 8.3 μT, respectively, in the range of 0 to 80 mT (linear behavior). The proposed sensor represents a cost-effective solution for the magnetic field sensing, with an improved performance compared with other devices already reported in the literature.

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Nélia Alberto, M. Fátima Domingues, João H. Belo, Carlos Marques, Paulo Antunes, Vitor Amaral, and Paulo André "Optical fibre fuse effect based sensor for magnetic field monitoring", Proc. SPIE 11028, Optical Sensors 2019, 110281S (11 April 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2520759

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