Abstract
We reported the design and implementation of an in-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) based on a pair of long-period gratings (LPGs) written on a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). The LPG was fabricated by using a pulsed CO2laser to carve grooves periodically along the PCF. The MZI relies on the interference between the fundamental core mode and a cladding mode of the PCF. The MZI was further demonstrated as a temperature sensor and a strain sensor. The temperature and strain sensitivities were measured to be 42.4 pm/°C · m and -2.6 pm/ με, respectively. We also fabricated an MZI on a single-mode fiber, which has a temperature sensitivity of 1215.56 pm/°C · m and a strain sensitivity of +0.445 pm/με.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1899-1901 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 23 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- Long-period gratings (LPGs)
- Optical fiber sensors
- Photonic crystal fibers (PCFs)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering