High sensitivity MachZehnder interferometer sensors based on concatenated ultra-abrupt tapers on thinned fibers

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 640-645

  Li, Benye ^a   Jiang, Lan ^a   Wang, Sumei ^a   Yang, Jinpeng ^a   Wang, Mengmeng ^a   Chen, Qianghua ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fiber taper; MachZehnder interferometer; Refractive index sensor

Indexed keywords

COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS; FIBER CLADDINGS; FIBER TAPER; FUSION SPLICERS; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LENGTH RATIO; LONG PERIOD FIBER GRATING; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER SENSORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASUREMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSITIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; REFRACTIVE INDEX UNITS; SENSITIVITY ENHANCEMENTS; STRETCHED FIBERS;

INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT REFRACTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SENSORS;

FIBERS;

EID: 80455160298     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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