Electroless Plating of Ni-Cu-P ternary alloy on Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor【DOC精选】.docVIP

Electroless Plating of Ni-Cu-P ternary alloy on Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor NIU Dong-hui，SHEN Ren-sheng，LIU Yang，SONG Shi-hui1，ZHANG Yu-shu，DU Guo-tong School of Physics and Optoelectronic technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, China Abstract: Using electroless plating technique, the dense, uniform, thermally stable, Ni-Cu-P alloy layer with good adhesion was obtained on the surface of silica fiber. The reaction mechanism of electroless plating Ni-Cu-P alloy was concisely analyzed. Several factors’ affect on the metal layer quality were analyzed including pre-treatment, activating agent, additives, the dispergation process, the composition of electroless plating and pH value. The temperature sensitivity of Ni-Cu-P alloy coated FBG sensor was measured. The results showed that this technology can realize optical fiber grating sensor metal-coated. Keywords: Silica optical fiber; Electroless plating; Ni-Cu-P; Sensor; Temperature sensitivity 1. Introduction The Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors have a lot of advantages such as electrically passive operation, EMI immunity, high sensitivity, wavelength-encoded, and multiplexing capabilities [1]. The FBG sensors have been widely applied in civil engineering, oil production, military and navigation by measuring parameters such as load, strain, temperature, and vibration [2-3]. Hermetic encapsulation of FBG sensors is very important because the silica glass fiber is fragile when the protective polymer is removed. Traditionally, FBG sensors are sealed with macromolecule glue. However, the metal-coating of glass fiber has many advantages which polymer does not have. For instance, it has better wear resistance, corrosion resistance, thermal stability, electrical resistance [4]. Moreover, coating FBG sensors with different metals can provides a solution of cross-sensitivity [5]. The metallization of optical fiber can be fabricated using many methods such as chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor dep