A Panda fiber temperature sensor up to 900°C

Ari Hokkanen*, Antti Salmi, Vishal Vashistha, Markus Nyman, Stefan Kragh Nielsen, Thomas Jensen, Martin Jessen, Ben Wälchli, Markku Kapulainen, Volker Naulin, Tuomas Tala, Timo Aalto

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Abstract

The use of Panda-type polarization-maintaining (PM) fiber for the localized sensing of high temperatures was analyzed with simulations and experiments up to 900°C. Accuracy and repeatability of the results started to decline above 800°C. Fused silica optical fiber melts at 1700°C, which sets an ultimate limit for measurable temperatures. In practice, optical fiber birefringence restricts the maximum temperature to 1060°C where PM fiber loses its ability to maintain polarization. Three sensor fibers (4, 5 and 10 cm long) were spliced at 45° angles to input/output fibers and calibrated in an oven from room temperature to 850–900°C temperature range. Two superluminescent light-emitting diodes (SLEDs) were coupled together as a broadband light source. Birefringence-induced change of the polarization in the sensor fiber was measured with a polarization splitter and an optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) as a function of the wavelength. Temperature-dependent birefringence generates a sinusoidal reflection spectrum from the input polarization mode to the orthogonal output polarization mode. Temperature changes could be concluded from variations in these spectra. Finally, a small fusion device, NORTH, at DTU, Denmark was successfully used as a testbed to make sure that the sensors can handle transportation and the instrumentation required for vacuum operation and still produce sensible data from a harsh environment.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberP07031
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Instrumentation
Volume17
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2022
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • Optics
  • Plasma diagnostics
  • Probes
  • Polarisation
  • Plasma diagnostics - probes

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