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The Frequency Domain Thermoreflectance Technique for Thermal Property Measurements

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Area of Science:

Optoelectronics
Sensor Technology
Materials Science

Background:

Accurate current sensing is crucial in various industrial applications.
Traditional current sensors face limitations in sensitivity and cost.
Fabry-Perot interferometers (FPIs) offer potential for high-sensitivity measurements.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an ultra-high sensitivity current sensor.
To investigate the use of thermal-sensitive FPIs for current measurement.
To enhance sensor sensitivity using a vernier effect.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of thermal-sensitive FPIs (FPI1 and FPI2) using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS).
Integration of FPIs with conductive copper rods to convert current-induced heat into measurable temperature changes.
Construction of a sensor (S1) by combining FPI2 with a current-insensitive reference interferometer (FPI3) to induce a vernier effect.

Main Results:

Individual FPIs demonstrated high temperature sensitivity (2.30 nm/°C and 1.75 nm/°C).
The sensor S1 achieved a significantly enhanced current square sensitivity of 28.97 nm/A², a nearly 12-fold improvement over FPI2.
The developed sensor exhibited good measurement repeatability and static stability.

Conclusions:

The proposed FPI-based sensor with a vernier effect provides ultra-high sensitivity for current measurement.
The sensor offers a cost-effective, easily manufactured, and repeatable solution.
This work presents an innovative design for high-performance current sensing.