In this work, we report the fabrication and characterization of a fiber-optic temperature sensor based on embedding rare-earth nanoparticle emitters (NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+) inside an optical fiber. A micro channel passing through the core of Single Mode Fiber (SMF) is fabricated using a femtosecond laser, and the microcavity is subsequently filled with optically active medium. In this work, the NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+ works as an active medium with temperature-sensitive upconversion luminescence properties to provide temperature measurements allowing for real-time temperature monitoring. The obtained results show promise for addressing temperature-related challenges in various fields, reaffirming the crucial role of optical sensors for a wide range of applications including industrial, medical, and environmental monitoring.
We demonstrate a novel optically active ring resonator that is 3D printed on the tip of a single-mode optical fiber. The ring resonator is printed using two-photon polymerization of a resin that has been doped with core-shell NaYF4: Yb3+, Er3+ nanoparticles. The integration of these optically active nanoparticles into the resonator allows the exploitation of their upconversion luminescence properties, making it sensitive to temperature and strain variations. The sensing performance of the device is based on the change in the luminescence intensity corresponding to the variation in surrounding temperature. As the ambient conditions change, variations in the refractive index and geometry affect the change in the intensity of the ring resonator which can be remotely demodulated from the light emissions collected by the optical fiber itself.
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