• DocumentCode
    608457
  • Title

    High sensitivity micro Sagnac loop interferometer based on tightly twisted micro fiber tapers

  • Author

    Nan-Kuang Chen ; Gia-Ling Cheng

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. United Univ., Miaoli, Taiwan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    17-21 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate high-sensitivity micro Sagnac loop interferometer by twisting microtapered fiber. The extinction ratio can be above 24.04dB and beating phenomena can be produced due to excitation of high-order modes when tapered-fiber is tightly twisted.
  • Keywords
    Sagnac interferometers; high sensitivity micro Sagnac loop interferometer; microtapered fiber twisting; twisted micro fiber tapers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical interferometry; Sagnac interferometers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0457-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6532597