Spatial-Division Multiplexed Mach–Zehnder Interferometers in Heterogeneous Multicore Fiber for Multiparameter Measurement

We propose and demonstrate a novel spatial-division multiplexed Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) structure in heterogeneous multicore fiber (MCF) for simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain. The MZI structure is constituted of dual-tapered regions along heterogeneous MCF by us...

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Main Authors: Lin Gan, Ruoxu Wang, Deming Liu, Li Duan, Shuang Liu, Songnian Fu, Borui Li, Zhenhua Feng, Huifeng Wei, Weijun Tong, Ping Shum, Ming Tang
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Published: IEEE 2016-01-01
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author Lin Gan
Ruoxu Wang
Deming Liu
Li Duan
Shuang Liu
Songnian Fu
Borui Li
Zhenhua Feng
Huifeng Wei
Weijun Tong
Ping Shum
Ming Tang
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Ruoxu Wang
Deming Liu
Li Duan
Shuang Liu
Songnian Fu
Borui Li
Zhenhua Feng
Huifeng Wei
Weijun Tong
Ping Shum
Ming Tang
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description We propose and demonstrate a novel spatial-division multiplexed Mach&#x2013;Zehnder interferometer (MZI) structure in heterogeneous multicore fiber (MCF) for simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain. The MZI structure is constituted of dual-tapered regions along heterogeneous MCF by using electrical arc discharge. Different spatial channels (cores) in heterogeneous MCF have dissimilar responses to the outer environment. With our in-house developed low-loss fan-in/fan-out devices, we experimentally achieved the temperature sensitivity of 47.37 pm/&#x00B0;C for the central core and 53.20 pm/&#x00B0;C for the outer core and strain sensitivity of 1.10 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{pm}/\mu\varepsilon$</tex-math></inline-formula> for the central core and 0.84 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{pm}/\mu\varepsilon$</tex-math></inline-formula> for the outer core. Using the temperature&#x2013;strain joint matrix, the cross sensitivity is eliminated, and the relative measurement error is less than 5&#x0025;. The spatial-division multiplexed interferometric sensors embedded in the telecommunication-grade MCF show great potential for multiparameter sensing.
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spelling doaj-art-9da28468c6104ce99019c7dc2198393b2025-08-20T03:32:55ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552016-01-01811810.1109/JPHOT.2016.25162547377003Spatial-Division Multiplexed Mach&#x2013;Zehnder Interferometers in Heterogeneous Multicore Fiber for Multiparameter MeasurementLin Gan0Ruoxu Wang1Deming Liu2Li Duan3Shuang Liu4Songnian Fu5Borui Li6Zhenhua Feng7Huifeng Wei8Weijun Tong9Ping Shum10Ming Tang11Wuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. &amp; Technol., Wuhan, ChinaWuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. &amp; Technol., Wuhan, ChinaWuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. &amp; Technol., Wuhan, ChinaWuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. &amp; Technol., Wuhan, ChinaWuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. &amp; Technol., Wuhan, ChinaWuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. &amp; Technol., Wuhan, ChinaWuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. &amp; Technol., Wuhan, ChinaWuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. &amp; Technol., Wuhan, ChinaWuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. &amp; Technol., Wuhan, ChinaState Key Lab. of Opt. Fiber &amp; Cable Manuf. Technol., Yangtze Opt. Fiber &amp; Cable Joint Stock Ltd. Co., Wuhan, ChinaSch. of Electr. &amp; Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, SingaporeWuhan Nat. Lab. for Optoelectron., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. &amp; Technol., Wuhan, ChinaWe propose and demonstrate a novel spatial-division multiplexed Mach&#x2013;Zehnder interferometer (MZI) structure in heterogeneous multicore fiber (MCF) for simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain. The MZI structure is constituted of dual-tapered regions along heterogeneous MCF by using electrical arc discharge. Different spatial channels (cores) in heterogeneous MCF have dissimilar responses to the outer environment. With our in-house developed low-loss fan-in/fan-out devices, we experimentally achieved the temperature sensitivity of 47.37 pm/&#x00B0;C for the central core and 53.20 pm/&#x00B0;C for the outer core and strain sensitivity of 1.10 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{pm}/\mu\varepsilon$</tex-math></inline-formula> for the central core and 0.84 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{pm}/\mu\varepsilon$</tex-math></inline-formula> for the outer core. Using the temperature&#x2013;strain joint matrix, the cross sensitivity is eliminated, and the relative measurement error is less than 5&#x0025;. The spatial-division multiplexed interferometric sensors embedded in the telecommunication-grade MCF show great potential for multiparameter sensing.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7377003/Mach-Zehnder interferometersoptical fiber sensorspatial division multiplex
spellingShingle Lin Gan
Ruoxu Wang
Deming Liu
Li Duan
Shuang Liu
Songnian Fu
Borui Li
Zhenhua Feng
Huifeng Wei
Weijun Tong
Ping Shum
Ming Tang
Spatial-Division Multiplexed Mach&#x2013;Zehnder Interferometers in Heterogeneous Multicore Fiber for Multiparameter Measurement
IEEE Photonics Journal
Mach-Zehnder interferometers
optical fiber sensor
spatial division multiplex
title Spatial-Division Multiplexed Mach&#x2013;Zehnder Interferometers in Heterogeneous Multicore Fiber for Multiparameter Measurement
title_full Spatial-Division Multiplexed Mach&#x2013;Zehnder Interferometers in Heterogeneous Multicore Fiber for Multiparameter Measurement
title_fullStr Spatial-Division Multiplexed Mach&#x2013;Zehnder Interferometers in Heterogeneous Multicore Fiber for Multiparameter Measurement
title_full_unstemmed Spatial-Division Multiplexed Mach&#x2013;Zehnder Interferometers in Heterogeneous Multicore Fiber for Multiparameter Measurement
title_short Spatial-Division Multiplexed Mach&#x2013;Zehnder Interferometers in Heterogeneous Multicore Fiber for Multiparameter Measurement
title_sort spatial division multiplexed mach x2013 zehnder interferometers in heterogeneous multicore fiber for multiparameter measurement
topic Mach-Zehnder interferometers
optical fiber sensor
spatial division multiplex
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7377003/
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