• Advanced Photonics Nexus
  • Vol. 3, Issue 4, 046004 (2024)
Dandan Yang1, Jianhao Chen1, Jiachang Wu1, Hao Zhang1..., Xiaofeng Liu2, Jianrong Qiu3, Zhongmin Yang4 and Guoping Dong1,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1South China University of Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangzhou, China
  • 2Zhejiang University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hangzhou, China
  • 3Zhejiang University, College of Optical Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Hangzhou, China
  • 4South China University of Technology, School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Guangzhou, China
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.APN.3.4.046004 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Dandan Yang, Jianhao Chen, Jiachang Wu, Hao Zhang, Xiaofeng Liu, Jianrong Qiu, Zhongmin Yang, Guoping Dong, "Manipulable multipurpose nanothermometers based on a fluorescent hybrid glass fiber microsphere cavity," Adv. Photon. Nexus 3, 046004 (2024) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Fluorescent nanothermometers for remote temperature measurement at the micro/nanoscale have stimulated growing efforts in developing efficient temperature-responsive materials and detection procedures. However, the efficient collection and transmission of optical signals have been a tremendous challenge for practical applications of these nanothermometers. Herein, we design an all-fiberized thermometry based on a fiber-coupled microsphere cavity coated with thermo-sensitive NaYF4 : 20 % Yb3 + , 2 % Er3 + @ NaYF4 nanocrystals (NCs), allowing for spatial temperature sensing with resolution down to the few-micrometer scale. In our design, the microsphere efficiently excites the NCs and collects their upconversion emissions, and the use of a fiber splitter coupled with the microsphere allows for lossless routing of excitation and emitted light. We demonstrate the use of this all-fiber temperature sensor in diverse environments, especially in strongly acidic and alkaline conditions. Leveraging the high flexibility of commercial silica fiber, this all-fiber temperature sensor was employed for stable fixed-point real-time temperature measurement and multipurpose temperature recording/mapping in opaque environments, microscale areas, various solutions, and complicated bent structures. Thus, the demonstrated design could have strong implications for the practical use of nanothermometers in various possible scenarios, especially monitoring temperatures in diverse physiological settings.
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    Dandan Yang, Jianhao Chen, Jiachang Wu, Hao Zhang, Xiaofeng Liu, Jianrong Qiu, Zhongmin Yang, Guoping Dong, "Manipulable multipurpose nanothermometers based on a fluorescent hybrid glass fiber microsphere cavity," Adv. Photon. Nexus 3, 046004 (2024)
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