提出并制备了一种基于MachZehnder干涉效应的高灵敏度光纤液体折射率传感器.分别利用NaCl溶液和甘油溶液, 研究了传感器的透射光谱和外界介质折射率的关系.实验结果表明, 随着周围介质折射率的增大, 传感器干涉谱的极小值点对应的波长向长波方向漂移, 在1.333~1.356的折射率变化范围内, 极小值点对应的波长的漂移量和折射率的变化具有较好的线性关系, 对应的灵敏度约为4 086 nm/refractiveindex.该传感器制作简单、结构紧凑, 在生物和化学测量中具有较好的应用前景.

A high sensitivity fiberoptic refractive index sensor based on MachZehnder interferometer is proposed and fabricated. The relationship between the resonance wavelength shifts to the refractive index is studied with NaCl and glycerin solution. The experimental results show that the resonance wavelength shifts to longer wavelength with the increase of the refractive index of the surrounding media, and the wavelength shift is nearly linear to the refractive index with a sensitivity is of 4 086 nm/refractiveindex as the refractive index ranges from 1.333 to 1.356. The sensor is easy to fabricate, compact, and will be usefull in chemical and biotechnological industry.