Intensity-modulated fiber-optic refractive index and strain sensor based on miniaturized modal interferometer

Na Zhang; Wei Xu; Changyuan Yu; Shanhong You

doi:10.1109/ICOCN.2016.7875643

Intensity-modulated fiber-optic refractive index and strain sensor based on miniaturized modal interferometer

Na Zhang, Wei Xu, Changyuan Yu, Shanhong You

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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Abstract

A novel intensity-modulated fiber-optic refractive index (RI) and strain sensor based on modal interferometer (MMI) is proposed. The sensing mechanism is mainly based on the Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) constructed by one down taper spliced between dual up tapers on the single mode fiber (SMF). High-order cladding modes are efficiently excited owing to the mismatch of the mode filed diameter (MFD). Experimental investigations achieve a RI sensitivity of-22.437dBm/RIU and a strain sensitivity of 0.0008dBm/μϵ with R2of 0.9972 and 0.9962 respectively. It has to be noted that this MMI is only made of single SMF and is of low cost and easy fabrication.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICOCN 2016 - 2016 15th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509034918
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOCN.2016.7875643
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2017
Event	15th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2016 - Hangzhou, China Duration: 24 Sept 2016 → 27 Sept 2016

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Conference	15th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2016
Country/Territory	China
City	Hangzhou
Period	24/09/16 → 27/09/16

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometer
miniaturized modal interferometer
refractive index
strain

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Zhang, N, Xu, W, Yu, C & You, S 2017, Intensity-modulated fiber-optic refractive index and strain sensor based on miniaturized modal interferometer. in ICOCN 2016 - 2016 15th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks., 7875643, IEEE, 15th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks, ICOCN 2016, Hangzhou, China, 24/09/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOCN.2016.7875643

Intensity-modulated fiber-optic refractive index and strain sensor based on miniaturized modal interferometer. / Zhang, Na; Xu, Wei; Yu, Changyuan et al.
ICOCN 2016 - 2016 15th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks. IEEE, 2017. 7875643.

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