Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 38, Issue 6, 601002(2011)

Ultrafast Laser Fabrication of Novel Fiber Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Sensors and Its Cost-Effective Alternative Manufacturing Methods

Wang Sumei1, Jiang Lan1, Li Benye1, Zhao Longjiang1, Yang Jinpeng1, Wang Mengmeng1, Xiao Hai2, Lu Yongfeng3, and Hai-Lung Tsai4
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA
  • 3Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0511, USA
  • 4Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA
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    Wang Sumei, Jiang Lan, Li Benye, Zhao Longjiang, Yang Jinpeng, Wang Mengmeng, Xiao Hai, Lu Yongfeng, Hai-Lung Tsai. Ultrafast Laser Fabrication of Novel Fiber Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Sensors and Its Cost-Effective Alternative Manufacturing Methods[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2011, 38(6): 601002

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    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Apr. 20, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: May. 26, 2011

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    DOI:10.3788/cjl201138.0601002

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