• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 42, Issue 9, 905005 (2015)
Liu Feng*, Feng Xiaolong, Guo Xuan, and Xu Xiang
DOI: 10.3788/ cjl201542.0905005 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
Liu Feng, Feng Xiaolong, Guo Xuan, Xu Xiang. Research on the Bending Sensing Characteristics of PM-PCF Based on Intermodal Interference[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2015, 42(9): 905005 Copy Citation Text show less

Abstract

A novel bending sensing scheme based on intermodal interference of dual-hole polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber (PM-PCF) is presented. The finite difference beam propagation method is used to analyze the bending characteristics of dual-hole PM-PCF. The relationship between normalized interference output intensity of two low order polarization modes and bending radius is calculated thoroughly when the dual-hole PMPCF is modulated by bending. Further, the wavelength influence of bending sensing characteristics is discussed theoretically. And an experiment system is set up to verify the feasibility of bending sensing based on intermodal interference in dual-hole PM-PCF. The experimental results show that the bending sensor designed in this paper has excellent linearity and accuracy when the bending radius ranges from 10 mm to 30 mm.
Liu Feng, Feng Xiaolong, Guo Xuan, Xu Xiang. Research on the Bending Sensing Characteristics of PM-PCF Based on Intermodal Interference[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2015, 42(9): 905005
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