DocumentCode
1674651
Title
Grating-induced vortices in photonic crystal fiber: A pathway to ultra-high temperature sensing
Author
Demas, J. ; Grogan, M.D.W. ; Alkeskjold, T. ; Ramachandran, S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate vortex generation in a PCF, enabled by a micro-bend grating produced by structural deformations alone. The grating-resonance is stable at temperatures exceeding 1000 C, yielding a platform for realizing ultra-high-temperature sensors.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; deformation; fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; optical vortices; photonic crystals; temperature sensors; grating-induced vortices; grating-resonance; microbend grating; photonic crystal fiber; structural deformations; ultrahigh temperature sensing; vortex generation; Fiber gratings; Gratings; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326450
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