Abstract
A compact fiber ultrasound-sensing device comprising a commercially available Barium Titanate (BaTiO3) glass microsphere coupled to an open cavity off-core Fabry–Perot interferometer (FPI) fiber sensor is proposed and demonstrated. The open cavity is fabricated through splicing two segments of a single mode fiber (SMF-28) at lateral offsets. The lateral offset is matched to the radius of the microsphere to maximize their coupling and allow for an increased sensing response. Furthermore, the microsphere can be moved along the open-air cavity to allow for tuning of the reflection spectrum. The multiple passes of the FPI enabled by the high refractive index microsphere results in a 40 dB enhancement of finesse and achieves broadband ultrasound sensing from 0.1–45.6 MHz driven via a piezoelectric transducer (PZT) centered at 3.7 MHz. The goal is to achieve frequency detection in the MHz range using a repeatable, cost effective, and easy to fabricate FPI sensor design.
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