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
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;
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
