Fiber inline Michelson interferometer fabricated by a femtosecond laser

Opt Lett. 2012 Nov 1;37(21):4489-91. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.004489.

Abstract

A fiber inline Michelson interferometer was fabricated by micromachining a step structure at the tip of a single-mode optical fiber using a femtosecond laser. The step structure splits the fiber core into two reflection paths and produces an interference signal. A fringe visibility of 18 dB was achieved. Temperature sensing up to 1000°C was demonstrated using the fabricated assembly-free device.