The fiber Bragg grating has been written in a novel high birefringence (Hi-Bi) fiber by phase-mask method. The temperature and gas pressure characteristics of the fiber Bragg grating were analyzed and demonstrated quantitatively. Two Bragg wavelengths corresponding to the fast-axis mode and slow-axis mode shift linearly with temperature change and gas pressure change. Experimental results showed that this Hi-Bi fiber Bragg grating could be used to measure temperature and gas pressure simultaneously with a deviation of less than I degreesC and 0.5 MPa from the set values respectively. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.