Temperature-insensitive magnetic field sensor based on nanoparticle magnetic fluid and photonic crystal fiber

IEEE Photonics Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 491-498

  Zu, Peng ^a   Chan, Chi Chiu ^a   Lew, Wen Siang ^b   Hu, Limin ^c   Jin, Yongxing ^c   Liew, Hwi Fen ^b   Chen, Li Han ^a   Wong, Wei Chang ^a   Dong, Xinyong ^c  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mach Zehnder interferometer; magnetic field sensor; magnetic fluid; photonic crystal fiber

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS; MODAL INTERFERENCE; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; TEMPERATURE-INSENSITIVE;

MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS; MAGNETIC FLUIDS; MAGNETOMETERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

MAGNETIC SENSORS;

EID: 84860001355     PISSN: 19430655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2192473     Document Type: Article

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