Standard optical fiber long-period gratings with reduced temperature sensitivity for strain and refractive-index sensing

Author

Bhatia, Vikram ; Campbell, David K. ; Alberto, Tiffanie D. ; Eyck, Gregory A Ten ; Sherr, Daniel ; Murphy, Kent A. ; Claus, Richard O.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA

fYear

1997

Firstpage

346

Lastpage

347

Abstract

We have shown that long-period gratings with reduced temperature sensitivity can be fabricated in commonly available fibers. These devices possess strain- and refractive-index-induced wavelength shifts comparable to those in previously demonstrated gratings

Keywords

diffraction gratings; fibre optic sensors; optical communication equipment; refractive index measurement; sensitivity; gratings; long-period gratings; optical fibre communications; optical fibre fabrication; reduced temperature sensitivity; refractive-index sensing; refractive-index-induced wavelength shifts; standard optical fiber long-period gratings; strain sensing; strain-induced wavelength shifts; Capacitive sensors; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber gratings; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Resonance; Solids; Spontaneous emission; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

1-55752-480-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1997.719951

Filename

719951

Link To Document

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