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OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 180, Issue 4-6, Pages 255-262Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(00)00709-4
Keywords
optical fiber; grating; refractive index; interferometer
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The paper deals with the response of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer composed by two 3-dB long period gratings (LPG) with different external refractive indices higher than that of silica (leaky configuration). A rough analysis of the cladding propagation arising in leaky configuration has allowed us to establish a model that is sufficient to describe the interferometer couplings evolution at the resonance. In particular, we have shown that the interferometer sensitivity depends strongly on its phase-shift a cp and is optimized for a Delta phi equal to pi [2 pi] or 3 pi/4 [2 pi]. An experimental study was undertaken and allowed us to validate our model. Finally, a comparison with a single LPG demonstrated an increased sensitivity to the external index, suggesting the conception of a new fiber sensor operating with external refractive indices higher than that of silica. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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