Title :
Fabrication of intrinsic fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer by imbedding micro air-cavity
Author :
Park, Minkyu ; Lee, Sejin ; Ha, Woosung ; Kim, Dae-Kyu ; Shin, Woojin ; Sohn, Ik-Bu ; Oh, Kyunghwan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys. & Appl. Phys., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We have fabricated an intrinsic fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) by imbedding a micro air-cavity using femtosecond laser and optimal arc-splicing. Spectral analysis confirmed the MZI with experimental results. Temperature dependence was also measured.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; micro-optics; optical fibre fabrication; MZI fabrication; femtosecond laser; intrinsic fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer; micro air-cavity; optimal arc-splicing; spectral analysis; Fabrication; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics; (060.2370) Fiber optics sensors; (230.4000) Microstructure fabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8