Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 1, 0106002(2023)

An In-Fiber Whispering-Gallery-Mode Microsphere Resonator and Its Sensing Characteristics

Qiyu Yin1,3, Lu Cai1,3、*, Shangwen Li1,3, and Yong Zhao1,2,3、**
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  • 1College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Synthetical Automation for Process Industries, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, China
  • 3Hebei Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Precision Optical Sensing and Measurement Technology, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, Hebei, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Jun. 10, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 4, 2022

    Published Online: Jan. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Cai Lu (cailu@neuq.edu.cn), Zhao Yong (zhaoyong@ise.neu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS221288

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