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Integrated Optofluidic Mach-Zehnder Interferometer

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Sensors and Microsystems

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In this paper, we propose an innovative configuration for a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI), entirely composed by liquid core waveguides. It is an optofluidic asymmetric MZI based on antiresonant reflecting optical waveguides (ARROWs) with liquid core. An experimental characterization of the proposed device has been carried out and the experimental results confirm the correct behaviour of the device.

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  1. IREA-CNR, Via Diocleziano 328, 80124, Napoli, Italy

    R. Bernini & G. Testa

  2. DII, Seconda Università di Napoli, Via Roma 29, 81031, Aversa, Italy

    L. Zeni

  3. ECTM-DIMES, TUDelft NL-2600 GB Delft, Delft, The Netherlands

    P. M. Sarro

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  1. Dipto. Ingegneria Elettrica, Università di Pavia, Via Ferrata 1, Pavia, 27100, Italy

    Piero Malcovati

  2. Dipto. Fisica, Università Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, Milano, 20126, Italy

    Andrea Baschirotto

  3. Dipto. Ingegneria Elettronica, Università di Roma, Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, Roma, 00133, Italy

    Arnaldo d'Amico

  4. Dipto. Ingegneria Eletronica, Universita di Roma - Tor Vergata, Via Orazio Raimondo, Roma, 00173, Italy

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Bernini, R., Testa, G., Zeni, L., Sarro, P.M. (2010). Integrated Optofluidic Mach-Zehnder Interferometer. In: Malcovati, P., Baschirotto, A., d'Amico, A., Natale, C. (eds) Sensors and Microsystems. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3606-3_75

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