In-Line Fiber Optic Interferometric Sensors in Single-Mode Fibers

In-line fiber optic interferometers have attracted intensive attention for their potential sensing applications in refractive index, temperature, pressure and strain measurement, <em>etc</em>. Typical in-line fiber-optic interferometers are of two types: Fabry-Perot inter...

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Main Authors: De-Wen Duan, Min Liu, Di Wu, Tao Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/8/10430
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Summary:In-line fiber optic interferometers have attracted intensive attention for their potential sensing applications in refractive index, temperature, pressure and strain measurement, <em>etc</em>. Typical in-line fiber-optic interferometers are of two types: Fabry-Perot interferometers and core-cladding-mode interferometers. It’s known that the in-line fiber optic interferometers based on single-mode fibers can exhibit compact structures, easy fabrication and low cost. In this paper, we review two kinds of typical in-line fiber optic interferometers formed in single-mode fibers fabricated with different post-processing techniques. Also, some recently reported specific technologies for fabricating such fiber optic interferometers are presented.
ISSN:1424-8220