Torsion sensor with an Yb-doped photonic crystal fiber based on a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

Author

Sierra-Hernandez, J.M. ; Estudillo-Ayala, J.M. ; Jauregui-Vazquez, D. ; Rojas-Laguna, R. ; Robledo-Fava, R. ; Castillo-Guzman, A. ; Selvas-Aguilar, R. ; Vargas-Rodriguez, E. ; Gallegos-Arellano, E.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Ing. Electron., Univ. de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico

fYear

2014

fDate

2-5 Nov. 2014

Firstpage

1523

Lastpage

1526

Abstract

A Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) using an ytterbium doped photonic crystal fiber (YbDPCF) is presented as a torsion sensor. The MZI was fabricated by fusion splicing an YbDPCF between two single mode fibers (SMF), which spectral interference pattern is modified by applying torsion over the YbDPCF. For this arrangement the torsion sensitivity achieved was 0.001 nm/°. In addition, experimental results of polarization states and the group birefringence value are provided. This approach is compact, portable and inexpensive and it requires a very simple fabrication procedure.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; birefringence; fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre polarisation; photonic crystals; ytterbium; MZI; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; SMF; Yb-doped photonic crystal fiber; YbDPCF; fusion splicing; group birefringence value; polarization states; single mode fibers; spectral interference pattern; torsion sensitivity; torsion sensor; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Photonic crystal fibers; Fiber Optic Sensors; Mach-Zehnder Interferometer; Photonic Crystal Fiber;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

SENSORS, 2014 IEEE

Conference_Location

Valencia

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICSENS.2014.6985305

Filename

6985305