This invention relates to the field of
fiber optic sensing technology, specifically to a method for fabricating a low-temperature temperature-sensitive
fiber grating based on a
negative thermal expansion material
coating, and the low-temperature temperature-sensitive
fiber grating structure thereof. The method includes the following steps: preparing and pre-treating an
optical fiber core layer;
coating the outer periphery of the
optical fiber core layer with nano-sized
zirconium hafnium to obtain a stress transfer layer; preparing a low-temperature
negative thermal expansion coefficient sensitizing material
powder and
coating it on the outer periphery of the
optical fiber stress transfer layer to obtain a
negative thermal expansion material sensitizing coating layer; constructing a porous structure on the surface of the obtained negative
thermal expansion material sensitizing coating layer to form a
porous layer on the surface of the negative
thermal expansion material; and encapsulating a composite shell structure on the outside of the
porous layer on the surface of the negative
thermal expansion material to obtain a
metal sheath layer. The fiber
grating structure provided by this invention, for adapting to the production of temperature sensors, can simultaneously solve the failure problems of traditional sensors in the 4K ultra-low temperature region, the interference problems of electrical sensors in strong
electromagnetic field environments, and the sealing failure problems caused by material
brittleness in cryogenic environments.