Fiber Inline Core-Cladding-Mode Interferometer Fabricated by CO₂ Laser Irradiation

Abstract

A fiber inline Michelson interferometer was fabricated by micromachining a step structure at the tip of a single-mode optical fiber using a femtosecond laser. The step structure splits the fiber core into two reflection paths and produces an interference signal. A fringe visibility of 18 dB was achieved. Temperature sensing up to 1000 °C was demonstrated using the fabricated assembly-free device.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Second Department

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor(s)

United States. Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S.)

Comments

The research work was supported by Department of Energy (DOE)-National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) under the contract DE-FE0001127.

Keywords and Phrases

Cladding Mode; Core Mode; Fiber Inline Core-Cladding-Mode Interferometers; Carbon dioxide

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0146-9592

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2012 Optical Society of America, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Nov 2012

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