• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 56, Issue 17, 170629 (2019)
Guojia Huang1, Shizhang Ma2, Lian Wang1, Shiping Li1, and Wenlin Feng2、3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Guangzhou Special Pressure Equipment Inspection and Research Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510663, China
  • 2 College of Science, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
  • 3 Chongqing Key Laboratory of Green Energy Materials Technology and Systems, Chongqing 400054, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP56.170629 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Guojia Huang, Shizhang Ma, Lian Wang, Shiping Li, Wenlin Feng. Photonic Crystal Fiber Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Based on Refractive Index Sensitivity of Cladding Corrosion Optimization[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(17): 170629 Copy Citation Text show less
    Diagram of corrosion device
    Fig. 1. Diagram of corrosion device
    Sensitivity of 2 cm PCF to external refractive index. (a) Image of wavelength shift; (b) fitting image of wavelength shift
    Fig. 2. Sensitivity of 2 cm PCF to external refractive index. (a) Image of wavelength shift; (b) fitting image of wavelength shift
    Relationship between sensitivity and length of PCF
    Fig. 3. Relationship between sensitivity and length of PCF
    Sensitivity of interferometer with 3 cm PCF to external refractive index after corrosion for 20 min. (a) Image of wavelength shift; (b) fitting image of wavelength shift
    Fig. 4. Sensitivity of interferometer with 3 cm PCF to external refractive index after corrosion for 20 min. (a) Image of wavelength shift; (b) fitting image of wavelength shift
    Refractive index sensitivity of interferometer with 3 cm PCF in NaCl solution before corrosion
    Fig. 5. Refractive index sensitivity of interferometer with 3 cm PCF in NaCl solution before corrosion
    Patterns of PCF. (a) Microscope image of fiber after corrosion for 60 min; (b) end face before corrosion
    Fig. 6. Patterns of PCF. (a) Microscope image of fiber after corrosion for 60 min; (b) end face before corrosion
    Variation of wavelength offset with temperature
    Fig. 7. Variation of wavelength offset with temperature
    PCF length /cmSensitivity /(nm·RIU-1)
    2184.307
    3190.174
    4206.179
    5227.711
    Table 1. Refractive index sensitivity of PCF with different lengths
    Length /cmSensitivity before corrosion /(nm·RIU-1)Sensitivity after corrosion /(nm·RIU-1)
    2184.307214.071
    3190.174254.717
    4206.179274.441
    5227.711242.246
    Table 2. Sensitivity of interferometer with 3 cm PCF to external refractive index before and after corrosion
    Corrosion time /minNumber of detectable troughsAverage spectral shift /nm
    080.866
    1041.372
    2061.425
    3052.192
    4052.638
    5022.223
    Table 3. Spectral data of 3 cm PCF with different corrosion time
    Guojia Huang, Shizhang Ma, Lian Wang, Shiping Li, Wenlin Feng. Photonic Crystal Fiber Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Based on Refractive Index Sensitivity of Cladding Corrosion Optimization[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(17): 170629
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