Title :
Whispering gallery mode-based magnetometer
Author :
Vo, Trung D. ; Magi, Eric ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Ferguson, Brian G.
Author_Institution :
Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ. (DSTO), Maritime Div., Dept. of Defence, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate a compact all-optical magnetic sensor based on whispering gallery modes in a photonic crystal fiber infiltrated with ferrofluid. We achieve a sensitivity of ~0.18 pm/μT and a resolution of ~222 nT.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; magnetic sensors; magnetometers; photonic crystals; whispering gallery modes; all-optical magnetic sensor; ferrofluid; magnetometer; photonic crystal fiber; whispering gallery mode; Magnetic fields; Magnetic sensors; Magnetometers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
