Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 17, 170627(2019)

Fiber Cavity Ring-Down Refractive Index Sensing Method Based on Frequency-Shifted Interferometry

Haoran Zhang, Ciming Zhou, Dian Fan*, Ai Zhou, and Yujia Zhao
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  • National Engineering Laboratory for Fiber Optic Sensing Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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    Haoran Zhang, Ciming Zhou, Dian Fan, Ai Zhou, Yujia Zhao. Fiber Cavity Ring-Down Refractive Index Sensing Method Based on Frequency-Shifted Interferometry[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(17): 170627

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Mar. 18, 2019

    Accepted: Apr. 25, 2019

    Published Online: Sep. 5, 2019

    The Author Email: Fan Dian (fandian@whut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.170627

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