Title :
Highly-sensitive measurements of changes in density and refractive index of air using fiber laser polarization mode beating techniques
Author :
Rosales-García, Andrea ; Morse, T.F. ; Hernández-Cordero, Juan
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Lightwave Technol., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a highly-sensitive fiber optic sensor for measuring changes in the refractive index of air. This technique provides an accurate method for monitoring refractive index, density and pressure of gases in an intra-cavity vessel.
Keywords :
Density measurement; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Gases; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Monitoring; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
