Temperature-independent curvature sensor using FBG cladding modes based on a core misaligned splice

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 804-806

  Gouveia, C ^a,b   Jorge, P A S ^a   Baptista, J M ^a,b   Frazao O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cladding modes; curvature sensor; fiber Bragg grating (FBG)

Indexed keywords

CLADDING MODES; CORE MODES; CURVATURE SENSOR; FIBER BRAGG GRATING (FBG); LARGE CORE; TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

CLADDING (COATING); FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBERS; SENSORS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 79957691631     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2011.2138125     Document Type: Article

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