Single-mode fiber refractive index sensor based on core-offset attenuators

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1387-1389

  Tian, Zhaobing ^a   Yam, Scott S H ^a   Loock, Hans Peter ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiber attenuator; Mach Zehnder interferometer; Michelson interferometer; Refractive index (RI) sensor

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; GOLD; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT REFRACTION; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EXTINCTION RATIO; FIBER ATTENUATOR; FIBER MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER; GOLD COATINGS; INSERTION LOSSES; INTERFERENCE PATTERNS; INTERFEROMETRIC SENSORS; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; MACH-ZEHNDER; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER; REFRACTIVE INDEX (RI) SENSOR; SENSING APPLICATIONS; SINGLE-MODE FIBER;

SENSORS;

EID: 49349100154     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.926832     Document Type: Article

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