A Sensitivity-Enhanced Refractive Index Sensor Using a Single-Mode Thin-Core Fiber Incorporating an Abrupt Taper

A sensitivity-enhanced fiber-optic refractive index (RI) sensor based on a tapered single-mode thin-core diameter fiber is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The sensor head is formed by splicing a section of tapered thin-core diameter fiber (TCF) between two sections of single-mode fibers (S...

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Published in:	Sensors
Main Authors:	Jie Shi, Shilin Xiao, Lilin Yi, Meihua Bi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2012-04-01
Subjects:	refractive index sensor inter-model interferometer fiber taper
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/4/4697/