A self-assembled fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on liquid crystals

Li，Yong1,2,3; Chen，Yuzhi1,2,3; Yi，Duo1,2,3; Du，Yu1,2,3; Luo，Wei4; Hong，Xueming1,2,3; Li，Xuejin1,2,3,4; Geng，Youfu1,2,3; Luo，Dan5

2020-08-28

10.1039/d0tc02482a

Journal of Materials Chemistry C   影响因子和分区

2050-7534

2050-7526

In this work, we fabricated a self-assembled fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) based on liquid crystals (LCs), which offers a new method for LC/fiber sensing. The LC acts not only as a generator of MZI due to its inherent optical anisotropy and optical rotation but also as a sensing functional material. Compared with traditional fiber MZI techniques, the most remarkable advantage of the LC-based fiber MZI is its high sensitivity and versatility without the need for any special fiber configurations. Herein, the novel LC-based fiber MZI is first demonstrated as a volatile organic compound (VOC) vapor sensor. The LC-based fiber MZI possesses features including easy fabrication, low cost, versatility, and super-sensitivity, showing potential applications in gas monitoring, liquid detection and biosensing.

SCI ; EI

英语

其他

National Natural Science Foundation of China[61505115][61775149][61805164][U1813207] ; Shenzhen Science and Technology Project[JCYJ20160226192754225] ; Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong[2016A030313059][2018A030313376] ; Basic Research Program funds of Shenzhen[JCYJ20160307145209361] ; Science and Technology plan project of Guangdong[2017A010101018]

Materials Science ; Physics

Materials Science, Multidisciplinary ; Physics, Applied

WOS:000561265700019

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY

2-s2.0-85090298094

Scopus

1.College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering,Shenzhen University,Shenzhen,518060,China
2.Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology,Shenzhen,518060,China
3.Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory for Optical Fiber Sensors and Networks,Shenzhen,518060,China
4.Chinese University of Hong Kong,Shenzhen,518172,China
5.Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen Guangdong,Xueyuan Road 1088 Nanshan District,518055,China

Li，Yong,Chen，Yuzhi,Yi，Duo,et al. A self-assembled fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on liquid crystals[J]. Journal of Materials Chemistry C,2020,8(32):11153-11159.

Li，Yong.,Chen，Yuzhi.,Yi，Duo.,Du，Yu.,Luo，Wei.,...&Luo，Dan.(2020).A self-assembled fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on liquid crystals.Journal of Materials Chemistry C,8(32),11153-11159.

Li，Yong,et al."A self-assembled fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on liquid crystals".Journal of Materials Chemistry C 8.32(2020):11153-11159.