Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate an automatic arc discharge technology for inscribing high-quality helically twisted long period fiber gratings (H-LPFGs) with greatly improved inscription efficiency for single mode fibers. The proposed technology has been developed by implementing an embedded program in a commercial fusion splicer, which employs an ultraprecision motorized translation stage while the tensioning mass required by conventional inscribing technology is eliminated. More significantly, the arc-induced H-LPFGs have been reported to have potential usage as sensors in temperature, refractive index, twist stress, and strain.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 873-876 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Early online date | 12 Apr 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2017 |
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- fiber optics
- fiber optics components
- fiber optics sensors
- gratings