کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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734612 | 893459 | 2012 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
This study proposes a simple, cost-effective method to fabricate fiber-based Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) sensors by concatenating two ultra-abrupt fiber tapers together using a fusion splicer. By concatenating, the taper diameter and length ratio is 1:1 that is much greater than that (1:10) by stretching. The refractive index sensitivity is comparable to the MZI sensors based on long-period fiber grating pairs or stretched fiber taper pairs. The MZI fiber claddings are etched to improve the sensitivity of refractive index measurements. The sensitivity is 664.57 nm/RIU (refractive index unit) for the refractive index ranging from 1.3348 to 1.3558, which is 2–6 times greater than those measured by long period fiber gratings (LPFGs) after sensitivity enhancement.
► A simple, cost-effective method is proposed to fabricate fiber taper-based MZI sensors.
► The taper diameter and length ratio is 1:1.
► The sensitivity is improved by ∼20 times through cladding etching.
► The sensitivity is linear and shows good reversibility during the process of external RI increases and decreases.
Journal: Optics & Laser Technology - Volume 44, Issue 3, April 2012, Pages 640–645