A miniature fiber-optic refractive-index sensor based on laser-machined Fabry-Perot interferometer tip

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 5426-5429

  Ran, Zengling ^a   Rao, Yunjiang ^a,b   Zhang, Jian ^a   Liu, Zhiwei ^a   Xu, Bing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fiber optics; Laser machining; Refractive index measurement; Terms Fabry Perot interferometer

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; REFRACTOMETERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

157 NM LASER; F-P CAVITIES; HIGH RESOLUTION; LASER MACHINING; OPTICAL CONTRAST; REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASUREMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; WIDE MEASUREMENT;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 70350508175     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2031656     Document Type: Article

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