Title :
Femtosecond laser drilled micro-hole in a single-mode fiber for refractive index sensing
Author :
Wang, Ying ; Wang, D.N. ; Yang, Mingwei ; Hong, Wei ; Lu, Peixiang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
A micro-hole in single mode fiber is created by using femtosecond laser irradiation for refractive index sensing. This in-fiber device is simple, compact and of low cost and can be used for temperature independent sensing.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; high-speed optical techniques; holey fibres; laser beam machining; laser materials processing; optical fibre fabrication; refractive index measurement; femtosecond laser drilled microhole; femtosecond laser irradiation; in-fiber device; single-mode fiber refractive index sensor; temperature independent sensing mechanism; Chemical lasers; Chemical sensors; Fiber lasers; Laser theory; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Refractive index; Temperature sensors; Ultrafast optics; femtosecond laser; micro-hole; refractive index sensing;
Conference_Titel :
Optomechatronic Technologies, 2009. ISOT 2009. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4209-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4210-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISOT.2009.5326126
