Highly-sensitive Refractometer Based on a D-shaped Fiber Bragg Grating Integrated into A Loop-mirror Optical Fiber Laser

Binh Pham Thanh, Thuy Van Nguyen, Van Hoi Pham, Huy Bui, Thi Hong Cam Hoang, Thuy Chi Do, Anh Tuan Nguyen
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  • Binh Pham Thanh \(^1\)Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam;
    \(^2\)Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam     https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0081-0663
  • Thuy Van Nguyen Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5619-3142
  • Van Hoi Pham \(^1\)Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam;
    \(^2\)Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Huy Bui \(^1\)Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam;
    \(^2\)Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Thi Hong Cam Hoang University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9161-1784
  • Thuy Chi Do Thai Nguyen University of Education, 20 Luong Ngoc Quyen, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam
  • Anh Tuan Nguyen Thai Nguyen University of Education, 20 Luong Ngoc Quyen, Thai Nguyen, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15625/0868-3166/16014

Keywords:

D-shaped FBG, optical fiber refractometer, loop-mirror optical fiber laser

Abstract

In this paper, we report a new type of refractometer based on a D-shaped fiber Bragg grating (FBG) integrated in a loop-mirror optical fiber laser. This proposed sensor is used in wavelength interrogation method, in which the D-shaped FBG is applied as a refractive index (RI) sensing probe and a mirror to select mode of laser. The D-shaped FBG is prepared by the removal of a portion of the fiber cladding covering the FBG by means of side-polishing technique. The D-shaped FBG sensing probe integrated in a loop-mirror optical fiber laser with saturated pump technique, the characteristics of sensing signals have been improved to obtain stable intensity, narrower bandwidth and higher optical signal-to-noise ratio compare to normal reflection configuration. The limit of detection (LOD) of this sensor can be achieved to 2.95 x 10-4 RIU in the refractive index (RI) range of 1.42-1.44. Accordingly, we believe that the proposed refractometer has a huge potential for applications in biochemical-sensing technique.

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B. Pham Thanh, T. V. Nguyen, V. H. Pham, H. Bui, T. H. C. Hoang, T. C. Do and A. T. Nguyen, Highly-sensitive Refractometer Based on a D-shaped Fiber Bragg Grating Integrated into A Loop-mirror Optical Fiber Laser, Comm. Phys. 32 (2021) 11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15625/0868-3166/16014.

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