The invention discloses a method for
coating a functional material on a U-shaped
optical fiber humidity sensor through in-situ
polymerization, and belongs to the technical field of
optical fiber sensors. The invention relates to a method for
coating a functional material on a U-shaped
optical fiber humidity sensor through in-situ
polymerization, which comprises the following steps: S1, mixing a
polymer monomer and an initiator to start
polymerization reaction, so that the
polymer monomer forms a
prepolymer; s2, the polymerization reaction is suspended, and the U-shaped optical
fiber is dip-coated into the
prepolymer, so that the U-shaped optical
fiber is coated with the
prepolymer; and S3, continuously carrying out polymerization reaction on the prepolymer on the U-shaped optical
fiber until the polymerization reaction is complete, and forming a
polymer functional material on the surface of the U-shaped optical fiber. According to the invention, the prepolymer is coated on the U-shaped optical fiber and then polymerization reaction is carried out, and a polymer functional material is formed on the surface of the U-shaped optical fiber, so that the adhesion and the
distribution uniformity of the functional material are improved, the sensitivity of the U-shaped optical fiber
humidity sensor is improved, and the response speed is increased.