Increasing sensitivity of arc-induced long-period gratings - Pushing the fabrication technique toward its limits

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Smietana, M ^a,b   Bock, W J ^a   Mikulic, P ^a   Chen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fiber optic components; Fiber optic sensors; Long period gratings; Optical device fabrication

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; INCREASING SENSITIVITIES; LONG PERIOD GRATINGS; MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL DEVICE FABRICATION; PRESSURE SENSITIVITIES; RESONANCE WAVELENGTHS; SENSING PROPERTY;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 79251592542     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/1/015201     Document Type: Article

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