Low-coherence interrogation scheme for multiplexed sensors based on long-period-grating Mach - Zehnder interferometers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 832-834

  Guan, Zu Guang ^a   Zhang, A Ping ^a   Jiang, Meng ^a   He, Sailing ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fiber optic sensor; Long period gratings (LPGs); Low coherence interference; Mach Zehnder interferometer; Michelson interferometer

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; DEMODULATION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MIRRORS;

LONG-PERIOD GRATINGS (LPGS); LOW-COHERENCE INTERFERENCE; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 33644979893     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.871839     Document Type: Article

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