Highly Sensitive Bend Sensor Based on Bragg Grating in Eccentric Core Polymer Fiber

被引:119
作者
Chen, Xianfeng [1 ]
Zhang, Chi [1 ]
Webb, David J. [1 ]
Kalli, Kyriacos [2 ]
Peng, Gang-Ding [3 ]
机构
[1] Aston Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Birmingham B4 7ET, W Midlands, England
[2] Cyprus Univ Technol, Nanophoton Res Lab, CY-3036 Nicosia, Lemeson, Cyprus
[3] Univ S Wales, Sch Elect Engn, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
Bend sensor; Bragg grating; polymer optical fiber (POF); TEMPERATURE; MODE;
D O I
10.1109/LPT.2010.2046482
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
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).
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页码:850 / 852
页数:3
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