The effect of immersion time on singlemode-tapered multimode-singlemode (STMS) fabrication using a chemical etching method

A. D. Lesa, I. Puspita*, A. M. Hatta, F. Kurniawan, S. Koentjoro

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Abstract

Singlemode-Multimode-Singlemode (SMS) is one of the fiber optic sensor structures that is widely applied for many sensing applications. High sensitivity is the preferred characteristic of SMS fiber structure. In this paper, a tapered structure is introduced to the SMS fiber structure to increase its performance. The tapered structure is made by the etching method by immersing the SMS multimode fiber in hydrofluoric acid (HF) solution. The immersion time was varied 5, 10, 15 and 20 minutes. The diameter of the multimode fiber decreases with the longer immersion time, while the length does not change. The STMS transmission spectrum was measured to investigate its performance. The chemical etching method using HF solution for tapering the SMS fibers has great potential as a simple method to achieve a smaller radius without lengthening multimode fibers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012011
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume2274
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Event13th International Symposium on Modern Optics and Its Applications, ISMOA 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 1 Aug 20214 Aug 2021

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