A Core-Offset Mach Zehnder Interferometer Based on A Non-Zero Dispersion-Shifted Fiber and Its Torsion Sensing Application
Huerta-Mascotte, Eduardo;Sierra-Hernandez, Juan M.;Mata-Chavez, Ruth I.;Jauregui-Vazquez, Daniel;Castillo-Guzman, Arturo;Estudillo-Ayala, Julian M.;Guzman-Chavez, Ana D.;Rojas-Laguna, Roberto;
sensors2016Vol. 16pp. 856-
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huertamascotte2016asensors
Abstract
In this paper, an all-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) based on a non-zero dispersion-shifted fiber (NZ-DSF) is presented. The MZI was implemented by core-offset fusion splicing one section of a NZ-DSF fiber between two pieces of single mode fibers (SMFs). Here, the NZ-DSF core and cladding were used as the arms of the MZI, while the core-offset sections acted as optical fiber couplers. Thus, a MZI interference spectrum with a fringe contrast (FC) of about 20 dB was observed. Moreover, its response spectrum was experimentally characterized to the torsion parameter and a sensitivity of 0.070 nm/° was achieved. Finally, these MZIs can be implemented in a compact size and low cost.