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Inclinometer Shows Versatility of Fiber Optic Sensors

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In-fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer measures angular displacement.

Breck Hitz

There are a multitude of techniques with which to measure temperature, strain, pressure and other parameters with fiber optic sensors. In yet another example of the versatility of optical fibers as measurement devices, a collaboration of scientists from INESC-Porto and Universidade do Porto, both in Portugal, and Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná in Curitiba, Brazil, has designed and demonstrated a fiber optic inclinometer based on a fiber’s taper and a long-period grating in the same fiber. A classic fiber optic Mach-Zehnder interferometer divides the incoming light between two...Read full article

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    Published: December 2006
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    mach-zehnder interferometer
    A Mach-Zehnder interferometer is an optical device used to measure the phase difference between two collimated beams of light. It is named after the physicists Ludwig Mach and Ludwig Zehnder, who independently proposed the design in the early 20th century. The Mach-Zehnder interferometer consists of a beamsplitter, two mirrors, and two beam combiners. Here is a basic description of its components and operation: Beamsplitter: The incoming light beam is split into two beams by a...
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