Simulation and experiment of packaging of the fibre Bragg grating sensors using brazing/soldering methods

Abstract

To manufacture fibre Bragg grating (FBG) transducer, finite element model simulation and experimental verification of packaging of the FBG by brazing/soldering were investigated. The packaging processes and their impacts on the wavelength change of FBG were analysed. Simulation results showed that the Bragg wavelength of packaged FBG shifted down a level of ~10 nm. For experimental verification, temperature sensitivity of the packaged FBG was enhanced about twice of the bare FBG, while its spectrum was well preserved. The Bragg wavelength was shifted down a level of ~10 nm which was in accordance with the simulation.

Keywords:

• Fibre Bragg grating
• brazing/soldering
• sensor packaging
• finite element model

Funding

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 51265035]; Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry, Natural Science Foundation of JiangXi province [grant number 20151BAB206042] and the Innovation Fund Designated for Graduate Students of Jiangxi Province [grant number YC2014-S015].