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Title: Nanofiber enhanced stimulated Raman spectroscopy for ultra-fast, ultra-sensitive hydrogen detection with ultra-wide dynamic range
Authors: Qi, Y 
Zhao, Y 
Bao, HH 
Jin, W 
Ho, HL 
Issue Date: 2019
Source: Optica, 20 May 2019, v. 6, no. 5, p. 570-576
Abstract: The increasing importance of hydrogen as an energy carrier and industrial material calls for hydrogen sensors with higher sensitivity, better selectivity, faster response, and wider dynamic range. Here, we report a nanofiber (NF) sensor that satisfies these requirements with a single sensing element. The sensor is based on stimulated Raman scattering spectroscopy, but the tightly confined evanescent field associated with the NF enhances the Raman gain per unit length by a factor of 30 to 102 over the state-of-the-art hollow-core photonic crystal fibers and more than 104 over free-space beams. The NF has excellent mode quality, which ensures mode-noise-free measurement and maximizes the signal-to-noise ratio. An experiment with a 700-nm-diameter, 48-mm-long silica NF operating in the telecom wavelength band demonstrates hydrogen detection from a few parts per million to 100% with a response time less than 10 s. The sensor would be useful for a range of applications, including detection of hydrogen leakage as well as monitoring of battery charging, fuel cells, and electric power transformer health conditions.
Publisher: Optical Society of America
Journal: Optica 
ISSN: 2334-2536
DOI: 10.1364/OPTICA.6.000570
Rights: © 2019 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement (https://www.osapublishing.org/library/license_v1.cfm#VOR-OA)
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The following publication Yun Qi, Yan Zhao, Haihong Bao, Wei Jin, and Hoi Lut Ho, "Nanofiber enhanced stimulated Raman spectroscopy for ultra-fast, ultra-sensitive hydrogen detection with ultra-wide dynamic range," Optica 6, 570-576 (2019) is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.6.000570
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