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A packaged whispering gallery mode strain sensor based on a polymer wire cylindrical micro resonator

Vishnu Kavungal, Gerald Farrell, Qiang Wu, Arun Mallik, Yuliya Semenova

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    Abstract

    This paper experimentally demonstrates a method for geometrical profiling of asymmetries in fabricated thin microfiber tapers with waist diameters ranging from ~10 to ~50 μm with submicron accuracy. The method is based on the analysis of whispering gallery mode resonances excited in cylindrical fiber resonators as a result of evanescent coupling of light propagating through the fiber taper. The submicron accuracy of the proposed method has been verified by SEM studies. The method can be applied as a quality control tool in fabrication of microfiber based devices and sensors or for fine-tuning of microfiber fabrication set-ups.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1757-1765
    JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
    Volume36
    Issue number9
    Early online date18 Dec 2017
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2018

    Keywords

    • fibers
    • fibres
    • fibre optic sensors
    • microcavity devices
    • surface waves
    • fibre properties

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