Title :
Sensitivity of slanted fibre Bragg gratings to external refractive index higher than that of silica
Author :
Laffont, G. ; Ferdinand, P.
Author_Institution :
CEA, Centre d´´Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
fDate :
3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The influence of external refractive index higher than that of silica on the transmission spectra properties of slanted fibre Bragg grating in investigated. An analytical method is presented for their potential use as refractometer for refractive index ranges beyond 1.45
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibres; refractive index; refractometers; external refractive index; refractometer; sensitivity; slanted fibre Bragg grating; transmission spectra;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010218
