Abstract
We report on an optical bend sensor based on a Bragg grating inscribed in an eccentric core polymer optical fiber.
The device exhibits the strong fiber orientation dependence, the wide bend curvature range of ± 22.7 m-1 and high bend sensitivity of 63 pm/m-1.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 5443566 |
Pages (from-to) | 850-852 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2010 |
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- Bend sensor
- Bragg grating
- polymer optical fiber