Title :
Mechanically induced long period fiber grating and its application for distributed sensing
Author :
Yokota, M. ; Oka, H. ; Yoshino, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Gunma Univ., Japan
Abstract :
A mechanically induced long period fiber grating is demonstrated and its transmittance characteristics are investigated experimentally. The fiber grating has the advantages of both the pliability in installation and the changeability of its transmittance characteristics.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; distributed sensors; fibre optic sensors; distributed sensing; installation; mechanically induced long period fiber grating; transmittance characteristics; Coatings; Copper; Fiber gratings; Filters; Light sources; Optical fiber testing; Propagation losses; Stress; Superluminescent diodes; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, 2002. Ofs 2002, 15th
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7289-1
DOI :
10.1109/OFS.2002.1000520
