Title :
High-sensitivity broadband micro-Michelson-interferometer based on an end-sphered hollow-core fiber
Author :
Chen, Nan-Kuang ; Lu, Kuan-Yi ; Lin, Chinlon
Abstract :
We demonstrate a high-sensitivity broadband micro-Michelson fiber interferometer using a singlemode fiber end-spliced with a short (43.9μm) hollow-core end-collapsed lensed fiber. The extinction ratio can be above 25 dB over the 1250-1650 nm wavelength range.
Keywords :
Michelson interferometers; extinction coefficients; fibre optic sensors; microlenses; sensitivity; splicing; end-sphered hollow-core fiber; high-sensitivity broadband microMichelson fiber interferometer; hollow-core end-collapsed lensed fiber; single mode fiber end-splicing; size 43.9 mum; wavelength 1250 nm to 1650 nm; Lenses; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
