Bending and orientational characteristics of long period gratings written in D-shaped optical fiber

Abstract

Long period gratings (LPGs) were written into a D-shaped single-mode fiber. These LPGs were subjected to a range of curvatures, and it was found that as curvature increased, there was increasingly strong coupling to certain higher order cladding modes without the usual splitting of the LPGs stopbands. A bend-induced stopband yielded a spectral sensitivity of 12.55 nm · m for curvature and 2.2 × 10-2 nm°C-1 for temperature. It was also found that the wavelength separation between adjacent bend-induced stopbands varied linearly as a function of curvature. Blue and red wavelength shifts of the stopbands were observed as the sensor was rotated around a fixed axis for a given curvature; thus, in principle, this sensor could be used to obtain bending and orientational information. The behavior of the stopbands was successfully modeled using a finite element approach.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2003.821508
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
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Uncontrolled Keywords: curvature measurement,d-shaped optical fiber,long-period fiber gratings,optical fiber devices,temperature measurement,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Instrumentation
Publication ISSN: 0018-9456
Last Modified: 25 Mar 2024 08:10
Date Deposited: 11 Mar 2019 17:33
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Published Date: 2004-02
Authors: Allsop, Thomas D.P. (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-8905-9014)
Gillooly, Andrew M.
Mezentsev, Vladimir (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-8415-1767)
Earthgrowl-Gould, T.
Neal, Ron
Webb, David J. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-5495-1296)
Bennion, Ian

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