Title :
UV-written Bragg gratings in a flat-fiber platform as a bending and twisting sensor
Author :
Ambran, S. ; Holmes, C. ; Gates, J.C. ; Webb, A.S. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Smith, P.G.R.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate a bending and twist sensor fabricated in a flat-fiber substrate. A Y-splitter and a series of Bragg gratings along the 50 mm length provides a differential signal providing distinction between bend and twist within the sample.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; bending; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre fabrication; UV written Bragg gratings; Y-splitter; bending sensor; differential signal; flat fiber platform; flat fiber substrate; size 50 mm; twisting sensor; Clamps; Stress;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943097
