Title :
Micro-optic temperature sensor based on a Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Park, Sung Jo ; Lee, Jong Hoon ; Kwon, Hyung Woo ; Kim, Kyu-Jin ; Jang, Su-Won ; Kang, Shin-Won ; Song, Jae-Won ; Kim, Hyun Deok
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Kyungpook Nat. Univ., Taegu
Abstract :
A novel optical temperature sensor has been proposed and demonstrated employing a micro-optic Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The temperature-to-wavelength conversion sensitivities of the fabricated sensors were from -0.1896 to -0.1720 nm/degC.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; micro-optics; microsensors; optical sensors; temperature sensors; micro-optic Mach-Zehnder interferometer; optical temperature sensor; temperature-to-wavelength conversion sensitivities; Etching; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391296