Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 14, 1406001(2023)

Sensing Characteristics of Optical Vernier of Double‑Helix Micro‑Nano Optical Fiber Coupler

Yujie Li, Binbin Luo*, Xue Zou, Shenghui Shi, Junhao Fan, Decao Wu, Huiji Chen, Xiangwen Yang, Hong Gu, and Mingfu Zhao**
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  • Chongqing Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensor and Photoelectric Detection, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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    Yujie Li, Binbin Luo, Xue Zou, Shenghui Shi, Junhao Fan, Decao Wu, Huiji Chen, Xiangwen Yang, Hong Gu, Mingfu Zhao. Sensing Characteristics of Optical Vernier of Double‑Helix Micro‑Nano Optical Fiber Coupler[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(14): 1406001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber optics and optical communication

    Received: Jul. 13, 2022

    Accepted: Sep. 7, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 10, 2023

    The Author Email: Luo Binbin (luobinbin@cqut.edu.cn), Zhao Mingfu (zmf@cqut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL221045

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