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Main Authors: Huang, Qipeng, Zeng, Shanmei, Cui, Jingxian, Htein, Lin, Tam, Hwa-Yaw, Hu, Xuehao, Qu, Hang
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.09288
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author Huang, Qipeng
Zeng, Shanmei
Cui, Jingxian
Htein, Lin
Tam, Hwa-Yaw
Hu, Xuehao
Qu, Hang
author_facet Huang, Qipeng
Zeng, Shanmei
Cui, Jingxian
Htein, Lin
Tam, Hwa-Yaw
Hu, Xuehao
Qu, Hang
contents In this study, we propose a microfiber waveguide for temperature and air pressure measurement. To improve mechanical strength of the sensor, a C-shaped fiber is sandwiches between two single mode fibers (SMFs) by fusion splice. The microfiber waveguide is 3D printed between two SMFs to connect two fiber cores by two-photon polymerization technology. Due to multimode property of this printed waveguide, a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) is obtained. This sensor exhibits a high temperature sensitivity of 361 pm/°C at 25°C to 45°C and a high air pressure sensitivity of 55 pm/kPa from 300hpa to 1000hpa. The MZI sensor features significant advantages such as small size, high stability, and easy fabrication, without the need for complex post-processing, showing great potential and broad application prospects in many sensing applications.
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spellingShingle 3D printed microfiber waveguide in C-shaped fiber for temperature and air pressure measurement
Huang, Qipeng
Zeng, Shanmei
Cui, Jingxian
Htein, Lin
Tam, Hwa-Yaw
Hu, Xuehao
Qu, Hang
Optics
In this study, we propose a microfiber waveguide for temperature and air pressure measurement. To improve mechanical strength of the sensor, a C-shaped fiber is sandwiches between two single mode fibers (SMFs) by fusion splice. The microfiber waveguide is 3D printed between two SMFs to connect two fiber cores by two-photon polymerization technology. Due to multimode property of this printed waveguide, a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) is obtained. This sensor exhibits a high temperature sensitivity of 361 pm/°C at 25°C to 45°C and a high air pressure sensitivity of 55 pm/kPa from 300hpa to 1000hpa. The MZI sensor features significant advantages such as small size, high stability, and easy fabrication, without the need for complex post-processing, showing great potential and broad application prospects in many sensing applications.
title 3D printed microfiber waveguide in C-shaped fiber for temperature and air pressure measurement
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.09288