DocumentCode
1256436
Title
Spun Optical Microfiber
Author
Chen, George Y. ; Brambilla, Gilberto ; Newson, Trevor P.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Volume
24
Issue
19
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1663
Lastpage
1666
Abstract
The first report of spun optical microfiber (OM) is presented, with details on its fabrication method and a demonstration of its important role in making practical Faraday-based microcoil current sensors. These sensors have shown potential for significantly higher bandwidth and compactness compared to conventional fiber-optic current sensors. We demonstrate that spun OM exhibits superior resistance to bend- and packaging-induced linear birefringence, which can improve the responsivity and reproducibility of the sensor head.
Keywords
birefringence; fibre optic sensors; micro-optics; microfabrication; microsensors; optical fibre fabrication; Faraday-based microcoil current sensors; bend-induced linear birefringence; fabrication method; packaging-induced linear birefringence; sensor head; spun OM; spun optical microfiber; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Birefringence; current sensing; spun optical microfiber (OM);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2012.2209414
Filename
6256694
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