Title :
Integrated optical dual Mach-Zehnder interferometer sensor
Author :
Ping Hua ; Kawaguchi, K. ; Wilkinson, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
A fibre-pigtailed dual-sensitivity integrated optical Mach-Zehnder interferometer sensor chip for liquid analytes is described. Thin overlays of Ta/sub 2/O/sub 5/ and reference structures have been integrated to enhance sensitivity and compensate for drift and attenuation.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; chemical sensors; fibre optic sensors; integrated optics; Ta/sub 2/O/sub 5/; Ta/sub 2/O/sub 5/ overlays; attenuation compensation; chemical species detection; drift compensation; fibre-pigtailed dual-sensitivity integrated optical Mach-Zehnder interferometer sensor chip; integrated optical dual Mach-Zehnder interferometer sensor; integrated optical transducers; liquid analytes; reference structures; sensitivity; Biomedical optical imaging; Integrated optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber sensors; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Sensor arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967774
