Teflon-coated microfiber resonator with weak temperature dependence

doi:10.1364/OE.19.022923

Teflon-coated microfiber resonator with weak temperature dependence

Ye Chen, Fei Xu, and Yan-qing Lu »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 23, pp. 22923-22928 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.022923

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A temperature insensitive three-turn microfiber coil resonator (MCR) is demonstrated by embedding it in Teflon with opposite thermo-optic coefficient. The temperature dependence of a MCR strongly depends on the microfiber size which controls the ratio of thermal effect contributions from silica and polymer. Fabricated from a ~3μm-diameter microfiber, the temperature dependence of our MCR is compensated to less than 6pm/°C. Further suppression of the temperature dependence can be realized with ideal microfiber radius.

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(060.2370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics sensors
(120.6780) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Temperature

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History
Original Manuscript: September 2, 2011
Revised Manuscript: September 26, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: September 26, 2011
Published: October 27, 2011

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Ye Chen, Fei Xu, and Yan-qing Lu, "Teflon-coated microfiber resonator with weak temperature dependence," Opt. Express 19, 22923-22928 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-23-22923

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[1] G. Brambilla, “Optical fibre nanotaper sensors,” Opt. Fiber Technol.16(6), 331–342 (2010). [CrossRef]

[2] G. Brambilla, “Optical fibre nanowires and microwires: a review,” J. Opt.12(4), 043001 (2010). [CrossRef]

[3] Y. M. Jung, G. S. Murugan, G. Brambilla, and D. J. Richardson, “Embedded optical microfiber coil resonator with enhanced High Q,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.22, 1638–1640 (2010).

[4] X. S. Jiang, L. M. Tong, G. Vienne, X. Guo, A. Tsao, Q. Yang, and D. R. Yang, “Demonstration of optical microfiber knot resonators,” Appl. Phys. Lett.88(22), 223501 (2006). [CrossRef]

[5] G. Vienne, A. Coillet, P. Grelu, M. El Amraoui, J.-C. Jules, F. Smektala, and L. Tong, “Demonstration of a reef knot microfiber resonator,” Opt. Express17(8), 6224–6229 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[6] F. Xu and G. Brambilla, “Embedding optical microfiber coil resonators in Teflon,” Opt. Lett.32(15), 2164–2166 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[7] N. G. Broderick, “Optical snakes and ladders: dispersion and nonlinearity in microcoil resonators,” Opt. Express16(20), 16247–16254 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] M. Sumetsky, “Optical fiber microcoil resonator,” Opt. Express12(10), 2303–2316 (2004). [CrossRef]

[9] F. Xu and G. Brambilla, “Manufacture of 3-D microfiber coil resonators,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.19(19), 1481–1483 (2007). [CrossRef]

[10] L. M. Tong, R. R. Gattass, J. B. Ashcom, S. L. He, J. Y. Lou, M. Y. Shen, I. Maxwell, and E. Mazur, “Subwavelength-diameter silica wires for low-loss optical wave guiding,” Nature426(6968), 816–819 (2003). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[11] F. Xu and G. Brambilla, “Demonstration of a refractometric sensor based on optical microfiber coil resonator,” Appl. Phys. Lett.92(10), 101126 (2008). [CrossRef]

[12] R. Lorenzi, Y. M. Jung, and G. Brambilla, “In-line absorption sensor based on coiled optical microfiber,” Appl. Phys. Lett.98(17), 173504 (2011). [CrossRef]

[13] T. Lee, N. G. R. Broderick, and G. Brambilla, “Transmission properties of microcoils based on twisted birefringent fibre,” Opt. Commun.284(7), 1837–1841 (2011). [CrossRef]

[14] G. Brambilla, F. Xu, P. Horak, Y. Jung, F. Koizumi, N. P. Sessions, E. Koukharenko, X. Feng, G. S. Murugan, J. S. Wilkinson, and D. J. Richardson, “Optical fiber nanowires and microwires: fabrication and applications,” Adv. Opt. Photon.1(1), 107–161 (2009). [CrossRef]

[15] X. Zeng, Y. Wu, C. Hou, J. Bai, and G. Yang, “A temperature sensor based on optical microfiber knot resonator,” Opt. Commun.282(18), 3817–3819 (2009). [CrossRef]

[16] “Teflon® AF properties,” http://www2.dupont.com/Teflon_Industrial/en_US/products/product_by_name/teflon_af/properties.html .

[17] . “Teflon,” http://www.lenntech.com/teflon.htm .

[18] S. T. Chu, W. Pan, S. Suzuki, B. E. Little, S. Sato, and Y. Kokubun, “Temperature insensitive vertically coupled microring resonator add/drop filters by means of a polymer overlay,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett.11(9), 1138–1140 (1999). [CrossRef]

[19] G. Brambilla, V. Finazzi, and D. Richardson, “Ultra-low-loss optical fiber nanotapers,” Opt. Express12(10), 2258–2263 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[20] J. Teng, P. Dumon, W. Bogaerts, H. Zhang, X. Jian, X. Han, M. Zhao, G. Morthier, and R. Baets, “Athermal silicon-on-insulator ring resonators by overlaying a polymer cladding on narrowed waveguides,” Opt. Express17(17), 14627–14633 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[21] F. Xu, P. Horak, and G. Brambilla, “Optical microfiber coil resonator refractometric sensor,” Opt. Express15(12), 7888–7893 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[22] F. Xu, P. Horak, and G. Brambilla, “Optical microfiber coil resonator refractometric sensor: erratum,” Opt. Express15(15), 9385 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[23] F. Xu, V. Pruneri, V. Finazzi, and G. Brambilla, “An embedded optical nanowire loop resonator refractometric sensor,” Opt. Express16(2), 1062–1067 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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