Title :
Characterization of flexural and longitudinal acoustic waves in standard and photonic crystal fibres
Author :
Silva, Ricardo Ezequiel da ; De Almeida Prado Pohl, Alexandre
Author_Institution :
Fed. Univ. of Technol. - Parana, Curitiba, Brazil
Abstract :
Results on the measurement of flexural and longitudinal acoustic waves propagating in an optical fibre are presented. Using the extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric technique, parameters such as the acoustical wavelength and the acoustical phase velocity can be assessed.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; holey fibres; photonic crystals; Fabry-Perot interferometric; acoustical phase velocity; acoustical wavelength; flexural acoustic wave measurement; longitudinal acoustic wave measurement; optical fibre; photonic crystal fibres; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic waves; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Resonant frequency; Wavelength measurement; Acoustic waves; Acousto-optic effect; Optical fibres;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2012 14th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Coventry
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2228-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2161-2056
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2012.6253895
