JOURNAL ARTICLE

High Sensitivity Interferometric Refractive Index Sensor Based on Tapered Polarization-Maintaining Fiber

Long ChenKai GuoChen JiangYuehui MaYunqi Liu

Year: 2022 Journal:   2022 13th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP) Vol: 213 Pages: 657-661

Abstract

We proposed an ultra-sensitive refractive index sensor based on a tapered polarization-maintaining fiber Mach-Zehnder Interferometer using a commercial CO2-laser heating system. The sensitivity of the sensor can be up to 7933.33 nm/RIU.

Keywords:
Interferometry Mach–Zehnder interferometer Materials science Refractive index Optics Fiber optic sensor Polarization (electrochemistry) Sensitivity (control systems) Optical fiber Graded-index fiber Polarization-maintaining optical fiber Optoelectronics Physics Electronic engineering Chemistry

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Photonic and Optical Devices
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Physics and Astronomy →  Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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