Utilisation of thermal annealing to record multiplexed FBG sensors in multimode microstructured polymer optical fibre

Ian P. Johnson, David J. Webb, Kyriacos Kalli

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Abstract

Fibre Bragg gratings have been UV inscribed in multimode microstructured polymer optical fibre in both the 1550nm and 800nm spectral regions. Thermally annealing the fibre at 80°C has been shown to shrink the fibre length and as a result a permanent negative Bragg wavelength shift is observed. The blue shift can be tuned between 0-16nm in the 1550nm spectral region and 0-6nm in the 800nm spectral region, depending on the duration the heat is applied before a saturation level is reached and the fibre stops shrinking in the region of 2 hours. Exploiting this, wavelength division multiplexed sensors have been UV inscribed in both the 1550nm and 800nm regions using a single phase mask for each wavelength region. The 800nm sensor takes advantage of the lower attenuation of poly (methyl methacrylate) of 2dB/m compared to 100dB/m at 1550nm.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSPIE proceedings
PublisherSPIE
Pages327
Number of pages1
Volume7753
ISBN (Print)9780819482464
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors - Ottawa, ON, Canada
Duration: 15 May 201119 May 2011
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Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors
Abbreviated titleOFS21
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityOttawa, ON
Period15/05/1119/05/11
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Bibliographical note

Johnson, I.P.; Webb, David J. and Kalli, Kyriacos, Utilisation of thermal annealing to record multiplexed FBG sensors in multimode microstructured polymer optical fibre. IN: 21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS21). Ottawa (CA), 15-19 May 2011. Wojtek J. Bock; Jacques Albert; Xiaoyi Bao (eds.), 327, (2011). Copyright 2011 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited.

Keywords

  • Fibre Bragg gratings
  • UV inscribed
  • multimode microstructured polymer optical fibre
  • thermally annealing
  • fibre length
  • permanent negative Bragg wavelength shift
  • wavelength division multiplexed sensors
  • single phase mask
  • wavelength region
  • lower attenuation
  • poly (methyl methacrylate)

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