Fiber-optic interferometric torsion sensor based on a two-LP-mode operation in birefringent fiber

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1277-1279

  Frazao, Orlando ^a   Jesus, Carlos ^a   Baptista, José M ^a,b   Santos, José L ^a,c   Roy, Philippe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Optical fiber sensor; Two mode operation interferometer

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENT FIBERS; BIREFRINGENT PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; DETECTION TECHNIQUE; FIBER-OPTIC SENSORS; LINEARLY POLARIZED; LINEARLY POLARIZED LIGHT; MODE OPERATION; OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; POLARIZATION STATE; REDUCED SENSITIVITY; TORSION MEASUREMENT; TWO-MODE OPERATION INTERFEROMETER;

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER PULSES; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SENSORS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

HOLEY FIBERS;

EID: 69649106924     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2025870     Document Type: Article

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