Title :
Sagnac interferometer based on a tapered polarization-maintaining fiber for measurement of ambient index
Author :
Kang, Cheol-Ju ; Han, Young-Guen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Hanyang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We propose a refractive index sensor using Sagnac loop interferometers configured by using tapered polarization-maintaining fibers (PMFs). Reduction of the PMF diameter results in enhancement of the ambient index sensitivity of the tapered-PMF-based Sagnac interferometer.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; fibre optic sensors; refractive index measurement; PMF diameter; Sagnac interferometer; ambient index measurement; refractive index sensor; tapered polarization-maintaining fiber; Interferometers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Sagnac interferometers; Sensitivity; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276637
