Temperature-insensitive torsion sensor with enhanced sensitivity by use of a highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 1539-1541

  Kim, Hyun Min ^a   Kim, Tae Hun ^b   Kim, Bongkyun ^a   Chung, Youngjoo ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Samsung Electrons Hainan Fiber Optics Korea Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber (HB PCF); Sagnac interferometer (SI); torsion sensor with enhanced sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AIR HOLES; ANISOTROPIC MICROSTRUCTURES; CROSS SECTION; ENHANCED SENSITIVITY; HIGH BIREFRINGENCE; HIGHLY BIREFRINGENT PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; LOW SENSITIVITY; SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER; TEMPERATURE-INSENSITIVE; TORSION SENSOR WITH ENHANCED SENSITIVITY;

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; INTERFEROMETERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SENSORS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 77957562042     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2010.2068043     Document Type: Article

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