The spectral sensitivity of long period gratings fabricated in elliptical core D-shaped optical fibre 36

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5589, Issue , 2004, Pages 266-277

  Allsop, T ^a   Earthrowl, T ^a   Dobb, H ^a   Mezentsev, V ^a   Gillooly, A ^a   Webb, D J ^a   Bennion, I ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curvature measurement; D shaped optical fibre; Long period fibre gratings; Temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CURVATURE MEASUREMENT; D-SHAPED OPTICAL FIBERS; LONG PERIOD FIBER GRATINGS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 17044404329     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.569312     Document Type: Conference Paper

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