Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 41, Issue 5, 505008(2014)

Refractive Index Sensing Characteristics of a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Based on Directly Photonic Crystal Fiber

Bi Weihong1,2、*, Shen Yuan1, Liu Qiang1,2, Fu Guangwei1,2, Fu Xinghu1,2, and Ji Yushen1
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    Bi Weihong, Shen Yuan, Liu Qiang, Fu Guangwei, Fu Xinghu, Ji Yushen. Refractive Index Sensing Characteristics of a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Based on Directly Photonic Crystal Fiber[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2014, 41(5): 505008

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical communication

    Received: Nov. 7, 2013

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 9, 2014

    The Author Email: Bi Weihong (whbi@ysu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl201441.0505008

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