Title :
Dual core photonic crystal fiber based Mach-Zehnder interferometer assisted with two tapers for bending measurement
Author :
Zhilin Xu ; Qizhen Sun ; Xiaolei Li ; Jianghai Wo ; Weihua Jia ; Deming Liu
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt. & Electron. Inf., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
A bending sensor is achieved by employing a singlemode fiber-dual core photonic crystal fiber- singlemode fiber (SDS) structure with two tapers at fusing points. A sensitivity of -4.3421nm/m~ between the transmission spectra shift and curvature is demonstrated.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; bending; holey fibres; mechanical variables measurement; photonic crystals; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; bending measurement; bending sensor; curvature; dual core photonic crystal fiber; fusing points; singlemode fiber; transmission spectra shift; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Photonic crystal fibers; Robot sensing systems;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600330
