Sensitivity-Enhanced Temperature Sensor Based on PDMS-Coated Mach–Zehnder Interferometer

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Title: Sensitivity-Enhanced Temperature Sensor Based on PDMS-Coated Mach–Zehnder Interferometer
Authors: Wenlei Yang, Le Li, Shuo Zhang, Ke Tian
Source: Sensors, Vol 25, Iss 4, p 1191 (2025)
Publisher Information: MDPI AG, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: LCC:Chemical technology
Subject Terms: Mach–Zehnder interferometer, fiber-sensing technology, polydimethylsiloxane, temperature measurement, Chemical technology, TP1-1185
More Details: A sensitivity-enhanced temperature sensor based on a Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) coated by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) film is proposed and investigated. The MZI with a compact size of 2.28 mm is fabricated by embedding a tapered single-mode fiber (SMF) between two multimode fibers (MMFs). Since PDMS has a higher thermo-optical coefficient than silica, the proposed sensor has better temperature sensing performance than the case without PDMS coating, which is demonstrated by simulation and experiment. The experimental results show that the sensitivity of the proposed sensor is as high as −1.06 nm/°C in the range from −5 °C to 45 °C.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1424-8220
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/4/1191; https://doaj.org/toc/1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s25041191
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/7201881d79d8427c877625a7de6ddf04
Accession Number: edsdoj.7201881d79d8427c877625a7de6ddf04
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:14248220
DOI:10.3390/s25041191
Published in:Sensors
Language:English