Low-Pressure Measurement using an Extrinsic Fiber-Based Fabry-Perot Interferometer for Industrial Applications
Résumé
The development of an extrinsic fiber-based Fabry-Perot interferometer (EFFPI)
for low-pressure measurement in the industry applications has been studied in this work.
Monochromatic light from a laser diode with a wavelength of 1310 nm is operated as a
source for illuminating the EFFPI sensor. A 30 mm diameter PVC pipe is utilized as a target,
of which one end is sealed with a rubber balloon and the end is connected to the air pressure
flow controlling system. Furthermore, the center point of the balloon is secured with a
reflective thin film, which has a reflectance of 55%. For the performance validation of the
fiber sensor, a low- pressure range from 5 to 50 mBar is released onto the target. With 12
rounds repeatability, the experimental results reported that the average measured pressure
values from the EFFPI sensor are 4. 915 – 50. 988 mBar. When compared to the reference
instrument, the maximum and average errors in percentage terms are, however, 3.77% and
1.45%, respectively. In addition, results showed that the measured pressure value is directly
proportional to the number of interference fringes, giving a sensitivity in the pressure
measurement of the EFFPI sensor of 0.248 mBar/fringe.