Abstract
A high-sensitivity curvature sensing configuration is implemented by using a fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) with D-shaped fiber Bragg grating (FBG). A segment of D-shaped fiber is fusion spliced into a single mode fiber at both sides, and then a short FBG is inscribed in the D-shaped fiber. The fiber device yields a significant spectrum sensitivity as high as 87.7 nm/m -1 to the ultralow curvature range from 0 to 0.3 m -1 , and can distinguish the orientation of curvature experienced by the fiber as the attenuation dip producing either a blue or red wavelength shift, by virtue of the asymmetry of D-shaped fiber cladding. In addition, by tracking both resonant wavelengths of the MZI and embedded FBG, the temperature and curvature can be measured simultaneously.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 742 - 747 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 24 Nov 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2018 |
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Keywords
- curvature measurement
- D-shaped fiber
- fiber Bragg grating (FBG)
- Fiber gratings
- Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI)
- Optical fiber sensors
- Optical fibers
- Temperature measurement
- Temperature sensors