• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.207-212
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• 2004

We have investigated the optical characteristics of a directional coupler made of a side-polished polarization maintaining fiber in contact with a multimode planar waveguide and its applications as sensors. A device structural condition to achieve the polarization insensitive wavelength response has been presented. The fabricated devices revealed a superior immunity to the bending and the deformation of PM fibers in the input section. It is experimentally shown that the proposed device is suitable for a remote fiber sensor.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.33-38
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• 2004

We have demonstrated a tunable Inter based on an asymmetric directional coupler made of a side-polished polarization maintaining fiber coupled with a polymer planar waveguide. The thermo-optic effects of the polymer planar waveguide induced by a micro-strip heater placed on the top layer of the device leads to shift of resonance wavelength of the coupler. The fabricated device exhibited wide tunable range exceeding 230 nm with 720 ㎽ of applied electrical power.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.1-6
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• 2013

In this study, we propose a fiber-optic hydrogen sensor using a polarization-diversity loop configuration composed of a polarization beam splitter, two quarter-wave plates, and a polarization-maintaining fiber coated with palladium whose thickness is ~400nm. One transmission dip of the output interference spectrum of the proposed sensor, chosen as a sensor indicator, was observed to spectrally shift with the increase of the hydrogen concentration, and the sensing indicator showed a wavelength shift of ~2.48nm at a hydrogen concentration of 4%. Except for a hydrogen concentration of 4%, the response time of the proposed sensor was measured as less than 12.5s and did not show significant dependence on the hydrogen concentration. In particular, the proposed fiber hydrogen sensor is more durable and highly resistant to external stress applied on a transverse axis of an optical fiber, compared with other hydrogen sensors based on side-polished fibers or fiber gratings.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.18-19
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• 2003

측면 연마 광섬유 결합기는 비록 제작 공정이 다소 복잡하지만 다양한 응용이 가능하기 때문에 많은 연구가 진행 되어 왔다. 특히 최근에는 광센서나 초고속 광통신망에 편광 유지 광섬유를 이용한 광학소자의 필요성이 증가 하고 있다. 본 논문은 얇은 중간 금속 층을 가지는 측면 연마 편광 유지 광섬유 결합기를 이용한 편광 분리기에 관한 실험 연구 결과를 보고한다. (중략)