JOURNAL ARTICLE

An in-fiber Mach–Zehnder interferometer for salinity sensor based on interface-fiber inscribed by femtosecond laser

Shengqi ZhangZhengyong LiuChengkun YangZhaohui Li

Year: 2021 Journal:   26th Optoelectronics and Communications Conference Pages: W1D.2-W1D.2

Abstract

In this paper, a novel in-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer in a single mode optical fiber is proposed for the measurement of seawater salinity. The salinity sensitivity increases exponentially with the sensing arm approaching the cladding interface.

Keywords:
Mach–Zehnder interferometer Interferometry Fiber optic sensor Optics Optical fiber Materials science Inscribed figure Fusion splicing Cladding (metalworking) Femtosecond Fiber laser Photonic-crystal fiber Single-mode optical fiber Laser Physics

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