Review of optical fiber Mach–Zehnder interferometers with micro-cavity fabricated by femtosecond laser and sensing applications

Y Zhao, H Zhao, R Lv, J Zhao - Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, optical fiber sensors have become most popular due to their unique
advantages. A review of optical fiber Mach–Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) with micro-cavity …

Long-period gratings and microcavity in-line Mach Zehnder interferometers as highly sensitive optical fiber platforms for bacteria sensing

T Eftimov, M Janik, M Koba, M Śmietana, P Mikulic… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Selected optical fiber sensors offer extraordinary sensitivity to changes in external refractive
(RI), which make them promising for label-free biosensing. In this work the most sensitive …

Optical fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer cavity fabricated by femtosecond laser micromachining and fusion splicing for refractive index sensing

CR Liao, TY Hu, DN Wang - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a fiber in-line Fabry-Perot interferometer cavity sensor for refractive index
measurement. The interferometer cavity is formed by drilling a micro-hole at the cleaved …

Fiber Mach–Zehnder interferometer based on microcavities for high-temperature sensing with high sensitivity

L Jiang, J Yang, S Wang, B Li, M Wang - Optics letters, 2011 - opg.optica.org
A high-temperature sensor based on a Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) in a
conventional single-mode optical fiber is proposed and fabricated by concatenating two …

Femtosecond laser fabricated all-optical fiber sensors with ultrahigh refractive index sensitivity: modeling and experiment

L Jiang, L Zhao, S Wang, J Yang, H Xiao - Optics express, 2011 - opg.optica.org
All-optical fiber sensors based on ultracompact fiber inline Mach-Zehnder interferometer
(MZI) are fabricated by side-ablating a U-shape microcavity in a single-mode optical fiber …

Highly sensitive refractive index fiber inline Mach–Zehnder interferometer fabricated by femtosecond laser micromachining and chemical etching

XY Sun, DK Chu, XR Dong, HT Li, YW Hu… - Optics & Laser …, 2016 - Elsevier
A High sensitive refractive index (RI) sensor based on Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) in
a conventional single-mode optical fiber is proposed, which is fabricated by femtosecond …

Miniaturized fiber in-line Mach–Zehnder interferometer based on inner air cavity for high-temperature sensing

TY Hu, Y Wang, CR Liao, DN Wang - Optics letters, 2012 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a miniaturized fiber in-line Mach–Zehnder interferometer based on an inner
air cavity adjacent to the fiber core for high-temperature sensing. The inner air cavity is …

Ultra-compact all-in-fiber-core Mach–Zehnder interferometer

P Chen, X Shu, K Sugden - Optics letters, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Optical Mach–Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) are useful components in a variety of optical
applications, including optical modulation; signal processing; and physical, chemical, and …

Fiber inline Michelson interferometer fabricated by a femtosecond laser

L Yuan, T Wei, Q Han, H Wang, J Huang, L Jiang… - Optics letters, 2012 - opg.optica.org
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 …

Ultracompact optical fiber sensor for refractive index and high-temperature measurement

CR Liao, HF Chen, DN Wang - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2014 - opg.optica.org
An ultracompact microfiber sensor head is demonstrated for refractive index and high
temperature sensing. Such a device is a fiber in-line Mach–Zehnder interferometer formed …