Investigations of the spectral sensitivity of long period gratings fabricated in three-layered optical fiber

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 264-268

  Allsop, T ^a   Webb, D J ^a   Bennion, I ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Long period fiber gratings; Optical fiber; Optical fiber devices; Refractive index measurement; Temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; MONOMODE OPTICAL FIBER;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 0037261094     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.808613     Document Type: Article

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