In-line Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on a dissimilar-doping dual-core fiber for high sensitivity strain and temperature sensing

H, F. Martins; J. Bierlich; K. Wondraczek; S. Unger; J. Kobelke; K. Schuster; M. B. Marques; M. Gonzalez-Herraez; O. Frazão

doi:10.1117/12.2059555

2 June 2014 In-line Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on a dissimilar-doping dual-core fiber for high sensitivity strain and temperature sensing

H, F. Martins, J. Bierlich, K. Wondraczek, S. Unger, J. Kobelke, K. Schuster, M. B. Marques, M. Gonzalez-Herraez, O. Frazão

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Proceedings Volume 9157, 23rd International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors; 91572C (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2059555
Event: OFS2014 23rd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, 2014, Santander, Spain

Abstract

A dual-core fiber in which one of the cores is doped with Germanium and the other with Phosphorus is used as an in-line Mach-Zehnder (MZ) interferometer to perform high sensitivity strain and temperature sensing. Opposite sensitivities for high and low wavelength peaks were demonstrated when strain was applied. To our knowledge this is the first time that such behavior is demonstrated using this type of in-line MZ interferometer based on a dual-core fiber. A sensitivity of (78±2) pm/με, between 0-950 με and (1380±20) pm/ºC between 45 and 80ºC is demonstrated. It was also demonstrated that it is possible to use this configuration for simultaneous measurement of strain and temperature and a matrix equation to calculate them was given.

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H, F. Martins, J. Bierlich, K. Wondraczek, S. Unger, J. Kobelke, K. Schuster, M. B. Marques, M. Gonzalez-Herraez, and O. Frazão "In-line Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on a dissimilar-doping dual-core fiber for high sensitivity strain and temperature sensing", Proc. SPIE 9157, 23rd International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 91572C (2 June 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2059555

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