• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 9, Issue 10, 1984 (2021)
Dengwei Zhang1,4, Zhihang Zhang1, Heming Wei2,3,*, Jianrong Qiu1, and Sridhar Krishnaswamy3
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Joint International Research Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Advanced Communication, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 3Center for Smart Structures & Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
  • 4e-mail: seaskyzdw@zju.edu.cn
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    Dengwei Zhang, Zhihang Zhang, Heming Wei, Jianrong Qiu, Sridhar Krishnaswamy, "Direct laser writing spiral Sagnac waveguide for ultrahigh magnetic field sensing," Photonics Res. 9, 1984 (2021) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A high-birefringence spiral Sagnac waveguide (SSW) device fabricated via direct laser writing (DLW) using a two-photon polymerization (2PP) technique is proposed, designed, and experimentally demonstrated as an ultrahigh magnetic field sensor. The sensor comprises a Y-style tapered waveguide and an SSW containing two microfluidic channels. The SSW has a total length of 2.4mm and a spiral radius of 200μm. Due to the asymmetric structure, the SSW has a high birefringence of 0.016, which can be designed as a magnetic field sensor, as a magnetic fluid can be filled into the microfluidic channel changing the guiding mode and the birefringence and consequently leading to a change in phase of the interferometer when the applied magnetic field changes. The experimental results show that the proposed photonic device has a sensitivity to magnetic fields as high as 0.48 nm/Oe within a range from 10 to 100 Oe. The proposed device is very stable and easy to fabricate, and it can therefore be used for weak magnetic field detection.
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    Dengwei Zhang, Zhihang Zhang, Heming Wei, Jianrong Qiu, Sridhar Krishnaswamy, "Direct laser writing spiral Sagnac waveguide for ultrahigh magnetic field sensing," Photonics Res. 9, 1984 (2021)
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