Magnetic Field Sensing Based on Whispering Gallery Mode with Nanostructured Magnetic Fluid-Infiltrated Photonic Crystal Fiber
Chencheng Zhang, Shengli Pu, Zijian Hao, Boyu Wang, Min Yuan, Yu-Xiu Zhang
Abstract
A kind of novel and compact magnetic field sensor has been proposed and investigated experimentally. The proposed sensor consists of a tapered single mode fiber coupled with a nanostructured magnetic fluid-infiltrated photonic crystal fiber, which is easy to be fabricated. The response of magnetic fluid to magnetic field is used to measure the intensity of magnetic field via whispering gallery mode. The magnetic field-dependent shift in resonance wavelength is observed. The maximum magnetic field intensity sensitivity is 53 pm/mT. The sensor sensitivity is inversely proportional to the thickness of the photonic crystal fiber cladding.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceMagnetic fieldPhotonic-crystal fiberWhispering-gallery wavePhotonic crystalCladding (metalworking)OptoelectronicsOptical fiberOpticsWavelengthFiberComposite materialResonatorPhysicsQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsMagneto-Optical Properties and ApplicationsPhotonic and Optical Devices