Title :
A compact microfiber coupler based Sagnac loop
Author :
Ye Chen ; Shaocheng Yan ; Fei Xu ; Yanqing Lu
Author_Institution :
Nat. Lab. of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
In this paper, we demonstrate a compact Sagnac loop based on microfiber coupler which has a potential in application of laser, communication and sensing. As an example, a thermometer based on this structure is fabricated and shows a good temperature sensitivity.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; microsensors; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; thermometers; communication; compact Sagnac loop; compact microfiber coupler; laser application; sensing; temperature sensitivity; thermometer; Couplers; Optical fibers; Optical resonators; Ports (Computers); Sagnac interferometers; Sensitivity; Temperature sensors; Sagnac loop; microfiber coupler; temperature characteristic;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN), 2013 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
DOI :
10.1109/ICOCN.2013.6617217
