Title :
Bend effects on fibre Bragg gratings in standard and low bend loss optical fibres
Author :
Thompson, A.C. ; Brown, W.G.A. ; Stoddart, P.R. ; Wade, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng. & Ind. Sci., Swinburne Univ. of Technol., Hawthorn, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
The effects of relatively small bend diameters on fibre Bragg gratings written in standard and low bend loss fibre have been investigated. Results including Bragg wavelength shifts with bending are reported.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibres; optical losses; Bragg wavelength shifts; bend effects; fibre Bragg gratings; low bend loss optical fibre; standard bend loss optical fibre; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber sensors; Propagation losses; bend effects; fibre Bragg grating; low bend loss fibre; transmission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929958
