Refractive index sensor based on all-fiber multimode interference

Optik

Volumn 124, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 1845-1848

  Wang, Jianfeng ^a   Jin, Yongxing ^a   Zhao, Yu ^a   Dong, Xinyong ^a  

^a CHINA JILIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fiber optic sensors; Optical fiber interference; Refractive index measurement; SMS fiber structure

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT RESOLUTION; MULTI-MODE FIBERS (MMF); MULTI-MODE INTERFERENCE; OPTICAL FIBER INTERFERENCE; REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASUREMENT; REFRACTIVE INDEX SENSOR; REFRACTIVE INDEX UNITS; SMS FIBERS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SENSORS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

MULTIMODE FIBERS;

EID: 84878011224     PISSN: 00304026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2012.05.042     Document Type: Article

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