The invention belongs to the technical field of
optical fiber heat flux density sensing, and discloses a gradient strain
coupling FBG
heat flux density sensor preparation method, which mainly comprises an
optical fiber microgroove
processing technology, a
metal bonding layer preparation technology based on a magnetron
sputtering technology and a gradient strain
coupling sensitive layer preparation technology based on an
electroplating technology. The method is characterized in that a microgroove is prepared on the surface of the
optical fiber through a
hydrofluoric acid wet
etching process to improve the
bonding strength with a
metal layer; a first
metal layer with high
bonding strength is prepared on the surface of the microgroove optical
fiber through a magnetron
sputtering process; and a gradient strain coupled second metal layer is prepared on the surface of the magnetron
sputtering metal layer through a variable-
diameter electroplating process. According to the method, the optical
fiber microgroove structure and the oxyphilic metal material are corroded through
hydrofluoric acid to improve the
bonding strength of the optical
fiber and the metal, the FBG spectrum is broadened through the second metal layer subjected to gradient strain
coupling, the
heat flux density sensing performance is optimized and improved, the method can be suitable for
machining of various metalized FBG metal layer structures, the process flexibility is high, and the application range is wide. The depth of the microgroove, the thickness of each metal layer and the gradient strain characteristic of the outer metal layer can be flexibly controlled, the heterogeneous material bonding strength of the special metallized fiber is effectively improved, and the preparation cost of the special metallized FBG is reduced.