Long period fibre gratings photoinscribed in a microstructured polymer optical fibre by UV radiation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7357, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Sáez Rodríguez, David ^a   Munoz, Jose L Cruz ^a   Johnson, Ian ^b   Webb, David J ^b   Large, Maryanne C J ^c   Argyros, Alexander ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Humidity; Long period grating; MPOF; Optical fibre sensor; PCF; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

HUMIDITY; LONG PERIOD GRATING; MPOF; OPTICAL FIBRE SENSOR; PCF;

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; ESTERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; RESONANCE; SENSORS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER CONTENT;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 69949168784     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.823292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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