Double-pass in-line fiber taper machZehnder interferometer sensor

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 1750-1752

  Li, Yi ^a   Chen, Liang ^a   Harris, Edouard ^a   Bao, Xiaoyi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

fiber tapers; Fiber optic sensor; MachZehnder interferometer (MZI)

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE PASS; DOUBLE PASS CONFIGURATION; FIBER TAPER; IN-LINE; MACH-ZEHNDER; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER SENSORS; REFLECTING MIRRORS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSORS;

FIBERS;

EID: 78649291926     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2010.2080316     Document Type: Article

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