• DocumentCode
    1562488
  • Title

    Optical fiber long period gratings with thin film overlays

  • Author

    James, S.W. ; Rees, N.D. ; Tatam, R.P. ; Ashwell, G.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng., Cranfield Univ., UK
  • fYear
    2002
  • Firstpage
    119
  • Abstract
    It has been shown that the central wavelengths of the attenuation bands seen in the transmission spectrum of a long period gratings (LPG) exhibit a dependence on both the thickness and refractive index of thin film overlay materials. The form of the wavelength shift has been discussed in qualitative terms, and is predicted by a simple model.
  • Keywords
    Langmuir-Blodgett films; diffraction gratings; fibre optic sensors; optical fibres; optical films; refractive index; LB film; Langmuir Blodgett films; attenuation bands; central wavelengths; long period gratings; model; optical fiber gratings; overlay film refractive index dependence; overlay film thickness dependence; thin film overlay materials; transmission spectrum; wavelength shift; Chemical sensors; Fiber gratings; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, 2002. Ofs 2002, 15th
  • Conference_Location
    Portland, OR, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7289-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFS.2002.1000516
  • Filename
    1000516