Time-dependent variation of fiber Bragg grating reflectivity in PMMA-based polymer optical fibers

D. Sáez Rodríguez, K. Nielsen, O. Bang, D.J. Webb

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Abstract

In this paper we investigate the effects of viscoelasticity on both the strength and resonance wavelength of two fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs) inscribed in microstructured polymer optical fibre (mPOF) made of undoped PMMA. Both FBGs were inscribed under a strain of 1% in order to increase the material photosensitivity. After the inscription the strain was released and the FBGs spectra were monitored. We initially observed a decrease of the reflection down to zero after which it began to increase. After that, strain tests were carried out to confirm the results and finally the gratings were monitored for a further 120 days, with a stable reflection response being observed beyond 50 days.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1476-1479
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Express
Volume40
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Mar 2015

Bibliographical note

Funding: Marie Curie Intra European Fellowship included in the 7th Framework Program of the European Union (project PIEF-GA-2011-302919) and by the People Program (Marie Curie Actions) of the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program FP7/2007-2013/under REA grant agreement no. 608382.

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