High-Visibility Photonic Crystal Fiber Interferometer as Multifunctional Sensor

A photonic crystal fiber (PCF) interferometer that exhibits record fringe contrast (∼40 dB) is demonstrated along with its sensing applications. The device operates in reflection mode and consists of a centimeter-long segment of properly selected PCF fusion spliced to single mode optical fibers. Two...

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Autores principales: Cárdenas-Sevilla, G.A., Fávero, Fernando C., Villatoro, Joel
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23396192
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s130202349
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author Cárdenas-Sevilla, G.A.
Fávero, Fernando C.
Villatoro, Joel
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description A photonic crystal fiber (PCF) interferometer that exhibits record fringe contrast (∼40 dB) is demonstrated along with its sensing applications. The device operates in reflection mode and consists of a centimeter-long segment of properly selected PCF fusion spliced to single mode optical fibers. Two identical collapsed zones in the PCF combined with its modal properties allow high-visibility interference patterns. The interferometer is suitable for refractometric and liquid level sensing. The measuring refractive index range goes from 1.33 to 1.43 and the maximum resolution is ∼1.6 × 10(−5).
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spelling pubmed-36493702013-06-04 High-Visibility Photonic Crystal Fiber Interferometer as Multifunctional Sensor Cárdenas-Sevilla, G.A. Fávero, Fernando C. Villatoro, Joel Sensors (Basel) Article A photonic crystal fiber (PCF) interferometer that exhibits record fringe contrast (∼40 dB) is demonstrated along with its sensing applications. The device operates in reflection mode and consists of a centimeter-long segment of properly selected PCF fusion spliced to single mode optical fibers. Two identical collapsed zones in the PCF combined with its modal properties allow high-visibility interference patterns. The interferometer is suitable for refractometric and liquid level sensing. The measuring refractive index range goes from 1.33 to 1.43 and the maximum resolution is ∼1.6 × 10(−5). Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2013-02-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3649370/ /pubmed/23396192 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s130202349 Text en © 2013 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23396192
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s130202349
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