Fiber laser hydrogen sensor codified in the time domain

Yuri O. Barmenkov; Arturo Ortigosa-Blanch; Antonio Diez; Jose Luis Cruz Munoz; Miguel V. Andres

doi:10.1117/12.591196

21 October 2004 Fiber laser hydrogen sensor codified in the time domain

Yuri O. Barmenkov, Arturo Ortigosa-Blanch, Antonio Diez, Jose Luis Cruz Munoz, Miguel V. Andres

Proceedings Volume 5622, 5th Iberoamerican Meeting on Optics and 8th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Their Applications; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591196
Event: 5th Iberoamerican Meeting on Optics and 8th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Their Applications, 2004, Porlamar, Venezuela

Abstract

A novel scheme for a fiber optic hydrogen sensor is presented. The sensor is based on an erbium-doped fiber laser with a Pd-coated tapered fiber within the laser cavity acting as the hydrogen-sensing element. When the sensing element is exposed to a hydrogen atmosphere, its attenuation decreases changing the cavity losses, which leads to a modification of the switching-on laser transient. The hydrogen concentration can be obtained by a simple measurement of the build-up time of the laser. This technique translates the measurement of hydrogen concentration into the time domain. Sensing techniques translating the measurement to the time domain offer the possibility to acquire and process the information very easily and accurately using reliable and low-cost electronics. We have also studied the influence of the pumping conditions. We have found that changing from a 100% modulation depth of the pump to biasing the laser with a certain pump power (being this value always below the laser threshold) the sensitivity of the sensor is substantially enhanced. Hence the sensitivity of the fiber laser sensor can be adjusted to certain requirements by simply controlling the pump. Relative build-up times variations of up to 55% for 10% hydrogen concentration are demonstrated.

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Yuri O. Barmenkov, Arturo Ortigosa-Blanch, Antonio Diez, Jose Luis Cruz Munoz, and Miguel V. Andres "Fiber laser hydrogen sensor codified in the time domain", Proc. SPIE 5622, 5th Iberoamerican Meeting on Optics and 8th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Their Applications, (21 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591196

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Hydrogen

Sensors

Fiber lasers

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Time metrology

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