Influence of monitoring point wavelength on axial strain sensitivity of high-birefringence fiber loop mirror

Abstract

The influence of the monitoring point wavelength on the axial strain sensitivity of high-birefringence fiber loop mirror is investigated. The theoretical expression for the axial strain sensitivity of high-birefringence fiber loop mirror is developed. The results show that the sensitivity increases with the wavelength of the monitoring point increasing when the high-birefringence fiber material is certain, that the sensitivity is constant and the wavelength shift is linear versus strain for the certain monitoring point. The axial strain sensitivities of the different wave peaks are monitored in experiment. The experimental results of data fitting are in good agreement with the theoretical ones. The research results help to improve the strain sensitivity, the temperature sensitivity, etc. of high-birefringence fiber loop mirror.