Side-hole polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber for hydrostatic pressure sensing

Chuang Wu; Jie Li; Xinhuan Feng; Bai-Ou Guan; Hwa-Yaw Tam

doi:10.1117/12.883790

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17 May 2011 Side-hole polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber for hydrostatic pressure sensing

Chuang Wu, Jie Li, Xinhuan Feng, Bai-Ou Guan, Hwa-Yaw Tam

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Proceedings Volume 7753, 21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors; 77533R (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883790
Event: 21st International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (OFS21), 2011, Ottawa, Canada

Abstract

We propose a side-hole polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber (PM-PCF) with ultrahigh polarimetric sensitivity to hydrostatic pressure. Modal birefringence B as large as 2.34×10-3 and polarimetric pressure sensitivity dB/dp as high as -2.28×10-5 MPa-1 were achieved at 1.55 μm for the proposed fiber. Combining the advantages of both side-hole fibers and PM-PCFs, the proposed fiber is an ideal candidate for future applications of pressure sensing.

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Chuang Wu, Jie Li, Xinhuan Feng, Bai-Ou Guan, and Hwa-Yaw Tam "Side-hole polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber for hydrostatic pressure sensing", Proc. SPIE 7753, 21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 77533R (17 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883790

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