DocumentCode
3081204
Title
Bending sensing properties of photonic crystal fiber coils
Author
Fan, Chen-feng ; Chiang, Chih-lun ; Yu, Chin-Ping
Author_Institution
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
fYear
2012
fDate
2-6 July 2012
Firstpage
351
Lastpage
352
Abstract
We have fabricated PCF coils by winding PCFs on plastic straws. In cooperation with a Sagnac fiber interferometer, the birefringence and bending sensing properties can be obtained. The measured bending sensing sensitivity is -3.732 nm/m-1.
Keywords
Sagnac interferometers; bending; birefringence; fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; photonic crystals; Sagnac fiber interferometer; bending sensing properties; optical fibe birefringence; photonic crystal fiber coils; plastic straw; Coils; Interference; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Sagnac interferometers; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location
Busan
ISSN
2166-8884
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN
2166-8884
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276721
Filename
6276721
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