Highly sensitive torsion sensor based on Mach–Zehnder interference in helical seven-core fiber taper

Jiabin Wang; Xinzhe Zeng; Jian Zhou; Jiayu Hao; Xingyu Yang; Yue Liu; Wenhuan Chen; Song Li; Yunxiang Yan; Tao Geng; Weimin Sun; Libo Yuan

doi:10.3788/COL202321.041205

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 21, Issue 4, 041205(2023)

Highly sensitive torsion sensor based on Mach–Zehnder interference in helical seven-core fiber taper

Jiabin Wang¹, Xinzhe Zeng¹, Jian Zhou¹, Jiayu Hao¹, Xingyu Yang¹, Yue Liu¹, Wenhuan Chen¹, Song Li¹, Yunxiang Yan^1,2, Tao Geng^1、*, Weimin Sun¹, and Libo Yuan³

Author Affiliations

¹Key Laboratory of In-fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China

²Qingdao Innovation and Development Center of Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao 266000, China

³Photonics Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering and Automation, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China

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