Title :
In-fiber interferometer in air-core photonic bandgap fibers
Author :
Ma, Lina ; Ju, Jian ; Jin, Wei ; Hu, Yongming
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon, China
Abstract :
A Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) comprising an offset splicing and a nonadiabatic taper was fabricated in an air-core photonic bandgap fiber. Temperature and strain responses of the MZI were experimentally measured.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; holey fibres; photonic crystals; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; air-core photonic bandgap fiber; nonadiabatic taper; offset splicing; strain response; temperature response; Capacitive sensors; Interference; Optical interferometry; Optimized production technology; Photonic bandgap fibers; Refractive index; Splicing; Strain measurement; Temperature sensors; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5214273
