DocumentCode
1552899
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
Volume
37
Issue
24
fYear
2001
fDate
11/22/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1440
Lastpage
1442
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20011000
Filename
970380
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