Abstract

A square-lattice alcohol-filled photonic crystal fiber temperature sensor based on a Sagnac interferometer (SI) is designed and analyzed by the finite element method. Alcohol is filled in all air holes in the cladding. The temperature-sensing properties of the proposed fiber sensor are investigated. Simulation results exhibit the transmission spectrums of the fiber SI will shift with the change of temperature, because the birefringence of the alcohol-filled fiber will change under different temperatures. The temperature sensitivity is obtained from the fitting line of the temperature and resonant wavelength. The average sensitivity can reach to 16.55 nm/°C in the range from 45°C to 75°C. This designed fiber temperature sensor has advantages in simple structure and high sensitivity. It can be used to detect temperature in complex environments.

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