Refractive Index Sensing With Mach–Zehnder Interferometer Based on Concatenating Two Single-Mode Fiber Tapers

作者: Zhaobing Tian , Scott S.-H. Yam , Jack Barnes , Wojtek Bock , Patricia Greig

DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.919507

关键词: Diffraction gratingOpticsPhotonicsInterferometrySingle-mode optical fiberExtinction ratioMaterials scienceMach–Zehnder interferometerOptical fiberInsertion loss

摘要: … Mach–Zehnder interferometer was realized by concatenating two single-mode fiber tapers … The proposed device had a minimum insertion loss of 3 dB and maximum interferometric …

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