Photonic Sensors, Volume. 15, Issue 1, 250120(2025)
Dual Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Based on DCF and FCF for Temperature and Strain Measurement
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GAO Ya, JIN Shu, ZUO Cheng, YU Benli, ZHEN Shenglai. Dual Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Based on DCF and FCF for Temperature and Strain Measurement[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2025, 15(1): 250120
Received: Oct. 9, 2023
Accepted: May. 13, 2025
Published Online: May. 13, 2025
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