Title :
Mach-Zehnder interferometer using single standard telecommunication optical fibre
Author :
Garcia, F.C. ; Fokine, M. ; Margulis, W. ; Kashyap, R.
Author_Institution :
Corning Res. Center, Ipswich, UK
fDate :
11/22/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is demonstrated that a single, short-length, standard telecommunications optical fibre can function as an interferometer when subjected to hydroxyl-flooding. The interferometer is based on the mode beating effect arising from the induced-refractive index change
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; refractive index; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; hydroxyl-flooding; induced-refractive index change; interferometer; mode beating effect; single short-length standard telecommunications optical fibre; single standard telecommunication optical fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20011000
