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No-core fiber interferometry pH sensor based on a polyvinyl alcohol/polyacrylic acid and silica/polyvinyl alcohol/polyacrylic acid hydrogel coating

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In this paper, we present an investigation on the sensing performance of a pH sensor based on a modal interferometer formed by a simple NO-core fiber interferometer (NCFI) that operates in transmission mode. The fundamental configuration of this sensor encompasses a single-mode-no-core-single-mode fiber (SMF-NCF-SMF “SNCS”) segment chain. The chemical etching method has been used with hydrofluoric (HF) acid to prepare diverse NCF diameters. This was proposed to expand the evanescent fields and enhance sensor sensitivity. Then, the two diverse segments of etched NCF were cladded with polymeric composite fabricated by polyvinyl alcohol/polyacrylic acid (PVA/PAA) hydrogel and pure silica nanoparticles embedded in polyvinyl alcohol/polyacrylic acid (${{\rm SiO}_2}@{\rm PVA/PAA}$) hydrogel, respectively, for more sensing enhancement. Our results reveal that the PAA/PVA coating is a candidate coating material for acidic sensing, while ${{\rm SiO}_2}@{\rm PVA/PAA}$ is more appropriate for the base sensing, in which these coating materials show enhancement in the sensitivity above the NCF structure before an uncoated sensor due to greater enhancement of the evanescent field affected by the coating layer. The experimental results demonstrate a high average sensitivity of 3.42 nm/pH unit for the 11 w.t.% PVA/PAA coated sensor in the pH range from 1 to 7 and 3.2 nm/pH unit in the pH range from 8 to 14. The sensor also displays high repeatability and stability and low cross-sensitivity to temperature. The simple fabrication and high sensitivity of this sensor may prompt many potential applications in the fields of biology and chemistry.

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