High Sensitivity Fiber Interferometric Strain Sensors Based on Elongated Fiber Abrupt Tapers

We demonstrate high-sensitivity fiber strain sensors based on an elongated abrupt taper. The fiber abrupt taper, with a tapered diameter ranging from 40–60 μm, was made by using a hydrogen microflame to break the waveguide adiabaticity so as to convert the fundamental mode into cladding modes. The a...

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Main Authors: Haimiao Zhou, Ya-Pei Peng, Nan-Kuang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/13/7/1015