Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 57, Issue 17, 170607(2020)

Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Based on Fiber Core Mismatch and Core-Offset Splicing for the Simultaneous Sensing of Temperature and Refractive Index

Shuyao Zong1, Xiaoyan Wen1、*, and Dongsheng Zhang2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
  • 2National Engineering Laboratory for Fiber Optic Sensing Technology, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China
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    Shuyao Zong, Xiaoyan Wen, Dongsheng Zhang. Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Based on Fiber Core Mismatch and Core-Offset Splicing for the Simultaneous Sensing of Temperature and Refractive Index[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(17): 170607

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Dec. 18, 2019

    Accepted: Jan. 14, 2020

    Published Online: Sep. 1, 2020

    The Author Email: Xiaoyan Wen (wenxy@whut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP57.170607

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