The invention provides a Mach-Zehnder interferometer
optical fiber sensor based on an arc-shaped concave cavity single-mode
optical fiber. The device is characterized by comprising an incident
optical fiber 1, a
beam splitter 2, an interference arm 3, a beam combiner 4 and an emergent optical
fiber 5 which are connected in sequence. The incident optical
fiber 1 is used for transmitting an input optical
signal, the
beam splitter 2 couples the optical
signal in the incident optical
fiber 1 into the interference arm 3, the interference arm 3 is used as a transmission
waveguide, three arc-shaped concave cavities with different depths and curvature radiuses are arranged in the interference arm 3, and when a solution to be detected is immersed in the concave cavities, the
refractive index change modulates an interference spectrum through an
optical path difference and a
phase difference; according to the design of the three concave cavities,
refractive index distribution of three independent positions in the reaction process can be measured at the same time, the beam combiner 4 recombines optical signals in the interference arm 3 and couples the optical signals into the emergent optical fiber 5, and the emergent optical fiber 5 is responsible for outputting the optical signals and transmitting the optical signals to detection equipment for analysis. According to the invention, multi-position
synchronous detection is realized through the multi-cavity gradient sensitive characteristic and in combination with the
femtosecond laser micromachining technology, the problem of accidental errors of a traditional single-
position sensor is solved, and the sensor is suitable for scenes such as microfluidic reaction requiring
dynamic monitoring of
refractive index change.