Negative Curvature Hollow Core Fiber Based All-Fiber Interferometer and Its Sensing Applications to Temperature and Strain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Setup
3. Theoretical Analysis
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Spectral Response in Air
4.2. Temperature and Strain Measurement
5. Reproducibility
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, D.; Li, W.; Wu, Q.; Zhao, H.; Ling, F.; Tian, K.; Shen, C.; Wei, F.; Han, W.; Farrell, G.; et al. Negative Curvature Hollow Core Fiber Based All-Fiber Interferometer and Its Sensing Applications to Temperature and Strain. Sensors 2020, 20, 4763. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20174763
Liu D, Li W, Wu Q, Zhao H, Ling F, Tian K, Shen C, Wei F, Han W, Farrell G, et al. Negative Curvature Hollow Core Fiber Based All-Fiber Interferometer and Its Sensing Applications to Temperature and Strain. Sensors. 2020; 20(17):4763. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20174763
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Dejun, Wei Li, Qiang Wu, Haoyu Zhao, Fengzi Ling, Ke Tian, Changyu Shen, Fangfang Wei, Wei Han, Gerald Farrell, and et al. 2020. "Negative Curvature Hollow Core Fiber Based All-Fiber Interferometer and Its Sensing Applications to Temperature and Strain" Sensors 20, no. 17: 4763. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20174763