Palladium-coated silica microfiber knots for enhanced hydrogen sensing

  • Xi Wu
  • , Fuxing Gu*
  • , Heping Zeng
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Pd-coated microfiber knot resonators (MKR) are fabricated for hydrogen sensing by measuring the shift and absorption at the resonant wavelengths of the microfiber knots. Compared with existing fiber-optic hydrogen sensors, the Pd-coated MKRs exhibit enhanced sensitivity using small interaction lengths, because the recirculation of resonant light within the MKRs significantly accumulate the hydrogen-Pd interaction. It is found that microfiber diameter of the knot is a critical factor to achieve high sensitivity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2415191
Pages (from-to)1228-1231
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume27
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hydrogen sensors
  • Interferometers
  • Microfiber knots
  • Palladium

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