• DocumentCode
    1990860
  • Title

    Composite fiber refractive index sensor based on directional couplers near cutoff

  • Author

    Kuhlmey, Boris T. ; Lee, Kwang Jo ; Leon-Saval, Sergio G. ; Argyros, Alexander

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci. (IPOS), Univ. of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    834
  • Lastpage
    836
  • Abstract
    Using a three-material composite polymer microstructured optical fiber, refractive index sensing of fluids based on directional couplers can be greatly simplified, avoiding the need for selective filling and enabling sensing of low refractive indices.
  • Keywords
    fibre optic sensors; optical directional couplers; optical fibre couplers; refractive index measurement; composite fiber refractive index sensor; directional couplers near cutoff; refractive index sensing; three material composite polymer microstructured optical fiber; Couplings; Fluids; Indexes; Optical fiber sensors; Refractive index; Satellites;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1939-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193980
  • Filename
    6193980