Optical fiber sensor based on a radio frequency Mach–Zehnder interferometer

作者: Tao Wei , Jie Huang , Xinwei Lan , Qun Han , Hai Xiao

DOI: 10.1364/OL.37.000647

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摘要: This Letter proposes an optical fiber radio frequency (RF) Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) for sensing applications. An RF modulated laser source is injected into an optical fiber RF-MZI and collected by a photodiode. The interference pattern is observed in the RF domain by sweeping the frequency using a network analyzer. The proposed sensor has a linear response to applied temperature change. In addition, the sensitivity, observation frequency range, and the length of the sensing arm are discussed.

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