All-fiber Mach-Zehnder curvature sensor based on multimode interference combined with a long-period grating

O. Frazão; J. Viegas; P. Caldas; J. L. Santos; F. M. Araújo; L. A. Ferreira; F. Farahi

doi:10.1364/OL.32.003074

All-fiber Mach-Zehnder curvature sensor based on multimode interference combined with a long-period grating

O. Frazão, J. Viegas, P. Caldas, J. L. Santos, F. M. Araújo, L. A. Ferreira, F. Farahi

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A novel Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on a fiber multimode interference structure combined with a long-period fiber grating (LPG) is proposed. The multimode interference is achieved through the use of a MMF section spliced between two single-mode fibers, with a length adjusted to couple a fraction of light into the cladding modes. A LPG placed after the MMF couples light back into the fiber core, completing the Mach-Zehnder interferometer. This novel configuration was demonstrated as a bending sensor.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	3074-3076
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	32
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.32.003074
State	Published - 1 Nov 2007

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