Strain sensor realized by using low-birefringence photonic-crystal-fiber- based sagnac loop

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1238-1240

  Gong, Huaping ^a   Chan, Chi Chiu ^b   Chen, Lihan ^b   Dong, Xinyong ^a  

^a Division of Bioengineering   (Singapore)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fiber Sagnac loop; optical fiber sensor; photonic crystal fiber (PCF); strain sensor

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR; SAGNAC LOOP; STRAIN LEVELS; STRAIN SENSING; STRAIN SENSORS; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS;

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SENSORS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 77955126267     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2010.2053025     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. G. Sun, D. S. Moon, and Y. Chung, "Simultaneous temperature and strain measurement using two types of high-birefringence fibers in Sagnac loop mirror," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol.19, no.24, pp. 2027-2029, Dec. 15, 2007.
2. Y. Liu, B. Liu, X. Feng, W. Zhang, G. Zhou, S. Yuan, G. Kai, and X. Dong, "High-birefringence fiber loop mirrors and their applications as sensors," Appl. Opt., vol.44, no.12, pp. 2382-2390, Apr. 2005.
3. D. Bo, Z. Qida, L. Feng, G. Tuan, X. Lifang, L. Shuhong, and G. Hong, "Liquid-level sensor with a high-birefringence-fiber loop mirror," Appl. Opt., vol.45, no.30, pp. 7767-7771, Oct. 2006.
4. O. Frazão, J. M. Baptista, J. L. Santos, and P. Roy, "Curvature sensor using a highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber with two asymmetric hole regions in a Sagnac interferometer," Appl. Opt., vol.47, no.13, pp. 2520-2523, May 2008.
5. D. S. Moon, B. H. Kim, A. Lin, G. Sun, Y. G. Han, W. T. Han, and Y. Chung, "The temperature sensitivity of Sagnac loop interferometer based on polarization maintaining sidehole fiber," Opt. Express, vol.15, no.13, pp. 7962-7967, Jun. 2007.
6. Y. G. Han, Y. Chung, and S. B. Lee, "Discrimination of strain and temperature based on a polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber incorporating an erbium-doped fiber," Opt. Commun., vol.282, no.11, pp. 2161-2164, Jun. 2009.
7. Y. G. Han, "Temperature-insensitive strain measurement using a birefringent interferometer based on a polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber," Appl. Phys. B, vol.95, no.2, pp. 383-387, May 2009.
8. O. Frazão, J. M. Baptista, and J. L. Santos, "Temperature- independent strain sensor based on a Hi-Bi photonic crystal fiber loop mirror," IEEE Sensors J., vol.7, no.10, pp. 1453-1455, Oct. 2007.
9. H. Y. Fu, H. Y. Tam, L. Shao, X. Dong, P. K. A. Wai, C. Liu, and S. K. Khijwania, "Pressure sensor realized with polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber-based Sagnac interferometer," Appl. Opt., vol.47, no.15, pp. 2835-2839, May 2008.
10. G. Kim, T. Cho, K. Hwang, K. Lee, K. S. Lee, Y. G. Han, and S. B. Lee, "Strain and temperature sensitivity of an elliptical hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber based on Sagnac interferometer," Opt. Express, vol.17, no.4, pp. 2481-2486, Feb. 2009.
11. L. Xiao, M. S. Demokan, W. Jin, Y. Wang, and C. Zhao, "Fusion splicing photonics crystal fibers and conventional single-mode fibers: Microhole collapse effect," J. Lightw. Technol., vol.25, no.11, pp. 3563-3574, Nov. 2007.
12. X. Dong, H. Y. Tam, and P. Shum, "Temperature-insensitive strain sensor with polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber based on Sagnac interferometer," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol.90, no.15, p. 151113, Apr. 2007.
13. X. Yang, C. L. Zhao, Q. Peng, X. Zhou, and C. Lu, "FBG sensor interrogation with high temperature insensitivity by using a HiBi-PCF Sagnac loop filter," Opt. Commun., vol.250, pp. 63-68, Feb. 2005.