Optical fiber based interferometer

Abstract

This report documents the research works conducted in the final year project “Optical Fiber Based Interferometer”. This project brings up a novel interferometric fiber sensor, which is designed and fabricated by the author.

The report consists of 5 main chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the motivation and objective of the project. Chapter 2 gives a detailed review on optical fiber structures and fiber based interferometric sensors. Chapter 3 illustrates the fabrication techniques utilized in this project. Chapter 4 documents the design process and mechanism of the interferometric sensor proposed in this project. Chapter 5 concludes and suggests possible applications of optical fiber based interferometers.