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Abstract
The lab-on-fiber design philosophy is the foundation for creating high-performance integrated fiber sensors. Hence, this Letter proposes an ultra-compact Fabry–Perot interferometer (FPI) based on a laser-induced micro-cavity (LIMC-FPI) on a fiber end for measuring relative humidity. To our knowledge, this novel approach, named the fiber-end photopolymerization (FEP) technique, is applied to create a micro-cavity. Specifically, a pair of humidity-sensitive polymer pillars and a resin end cap obtained by FEP are integrated to generate the cavity. As the ambient humidity changes, the pillars lengthen or shorten, resulting in the spectral evolution of the LIMC-FPI. A typical humidity sensitivity of 0.18 nm/%RH is obtained experimentally. For monitoring the human breathing process, the LIMC-FPI is responsive in the breathing frequency range of 0.2 to 0.5 Hz, allowing a response and recovery time of less than 0.388 s and 1.171 s, respectively. This work introduces a fresh and cost-effective approach for developing lab-on-fiber concept-based sensors.
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