Title :
A novel modified Mach-Zender interferometer for highly sensitive sensing
Author :
Li, Shuna ; Liu, Jiansheng ; Zheng, Zheng ; Li, Xin ; Xiao, Jing
Abstract :
An all fiber modified Mach-Zehnder interferometer with a ring-down configuration is proposed. A nanometer level sensitivity and a high dynamic range of 40dB are readily achievable.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; fibre optic sensors; all-fiber-modified Mach-Zehnder interferometer; highly-sensitive sensing; nanometer level sensitivity; noise figure 40 dB; ring-down configuration; Mirrors; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Reflectivity; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358722
