Title :
In-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on a pair of long-period gratings
Author :
Dianov, E.M. ; Vasiliev, S.A. ; Kurkov, A.S. ; Medvedkov, O.I. ; Protopopov, V.N.
Author_Institution :
Fiber Opt. Res. Center, Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
A new type of in-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on a pair of long-period gratings is proposed. This interferometer can be used to measure the refractive index induced in fibers and that of the surrounding medium.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; diffraction gratings; fibre optic sensors; optical fibres; refractive index measurement; fibre optic sensors; in-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer; induced fiber refractive index; long-period gratings; refractive index measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
