DocumentCode
2249431
Title
Twist sensor by using a pressure-induced birefringence single mode fiber based Sagnac Interferometer
Author
Liang, Houhui ; Jin, Yongxing ; Zhao, Yu ; Wang, Jianfeng
Author_Institution
Inst. of Optoelectron. Technol., China Jiliang Univ., Hangzhou, China
fYear
2011
fDate
13-16 Nov. 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
6
Abstract
A fiber-optic twist sensor based on a pressure-induced birefringence singlemode fiber loop mirror is proposed. The birefringer SMF is made by applying a transverse force against a short length of singlemode fiber. The sensitivity of the twist angle measurement of 0.19 nm/o is achieved experimentally. The proposed sensor is more convenient and simple than that of standard polarization-maintaining fibers.
Keywords
Sagnac interferometers; angular measurement; birefringence; fibre optic sensors; mirrors; optical fibres; Sagnac interferometer; fiber optic twist sensor; pressure induced birefringence single mode fiber; pressure induced birefringence singlemode fiber loop mirror; transverse force; twist angle measurement; Abstracts; Clocks; Isolators; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Fiber loop mirror; Pressure-induced birefringence; Twist sensor Relative humidity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition, 2011. ACP. Asia
Conference_Location
Shanghai
ISSN
2162-108X
Print_ISBN
978-0-8194-8961-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1117/12.905408
Filename
6210916
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