Title :
Fiber hydrometer based on long period gratings in photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Liu, Wen-Fung ; Fu, Ming-Yue ; Sheng, Hao-Jan ; Tien, Chih-Ching ; Chen, Hong-Wei ; Tien, Chuen-Lin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Feng-Chia Univ., Taichung
Abstract :
A very high-sensitivity fiber hydrometer based on a side-polished long period grating fabricated in photonic crystal fibers is firstly experimentally demonstrated with the sensitivity of specific gravity of 3.02 nm /0.01.
Keywords :
density measurement; diffraction gratings; fibre optic sensors; hydrometers; photonic crystals; fiber hydrometer; long period gratings; photonic crystal fibers; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Biosensors; Chemical and biological sensors; Fiber gratings; Gravity; Optical fiber sensors; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; Resonance; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610330
