Title :
Fibre-optic bend sensor based on the modal interferometer
Author :
Miao, Yinping ; Liu, Bo ; Liu, Yan
Author_Institution :
Tianjin Key Lab. of Film Electron. & Communicate Devices, Tianjin Univ. of Technol., Tianjin, China
Abstract :
In this paper, a compact all-fibre modal Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MMZI) is presented that based on two notches at different location along normal single-mode fibres by CO2 laser irradiation. This novel configuration was demonstrated as a bending sensor and it offers salient advantages of simple fabrication technique of low cost.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; fibre optic sensors; gas lasers; light interferometers; all-fibre modal Mach-Zehnder interferometer; bending sensor; fibre-optic bend sensor; laser irradiation; modal interferometer; single-mode fibres; Fiber lasers; Interference; Laser modes; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2010 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7111-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACP.2010.5682743