A temperature-insensitive twist sensor by using low-birefringence photonic-crystal-fiber-based Sagnac interferometer

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 920-922

  Zu, Peng ^a   Chan, Chi Chiu ^a   Jin, Yongxing ^b   Gong, Tianxun ^c   Zhang, Yifan ^a   Chen, Li Han ^a   Dong, Xinyong ^b  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Birefringence; low birefringence photonic crystal fiber; optical fiber twist sensor; Sagnac interferometer

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE CHANGES; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LOW BIREFRINGENCE; LOW-BIREFRINGENCE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER; OPTICAL FIBER TWIST SENSOR; SAGNAC INTERFEROMETER; SOLID CORE; TEMPERATURE-INSENSITIVE; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS; TWIST ANGLES;

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

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 79959292463     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2011.2143400     Document Type: Article

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