Influence of Manufacturing Parameters and Temperature on the Radiation Sensitivity of Fiber Bragg Gratings

Author

Henschel, Henning ; Hoeffgen, Stefan K. ; Kuhnhenn, Jochen ; Weinand, Udo

Author_Institution

Fraunhofer-INT, Euskirchen, Germany

Volume

57

Issue

4

fYear

2010

Firstpage

2029

Lastpage

2034

Abstract

For the first time the radiation sensitivity of Bragg gratings was investigated as a function of hydrogen loading pressure before and fiber tension during grating inscription, of the recoating procedure, and of the grating temperature. At -50°C the radiation-induced Bragg wavelength shift was about two times higher than at room temperature. This should be considered when selecting Bragg gratings e.g., for certain space applications.

Keywords

Bragg gratings; fibre optic sensors; gamma-ray effects; optical fibres; Fiber Bragg Gratings; Manufacturing Parameters; Radiation Sensitivity; fiber tension; grating inscription; grating temperature; hydrogen loading pressure; radiation-induced Bragg wavelength shift; Annealing; Bragg gratings; Coatings; Fiber gratings; Gratings; Hydrogen; Loading; Manufacturing; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Radiation effects; Sensitivity; Temperature sensors; Fiber Bragg grating; fiber tension; gamma radiation; grating temperature dependence; hydrogen loading; optical fiber sensor; radiation effects; recoating; type I grating;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TNS.2009.2039230

Filename

5550448