Title :
Characterization of response of a dual resonance of an arc-induced long-period grating to various physical parameters
Author :
Caldas, P. ; Rego, G. ; Santos, J.L. ; Ivanov, O.V.
Author_Institution :
Unidade de Optoelectronica e Sist. Electronicos, INESC-Porto, Porto
Abstract :
We present, for the first time to our knowledge, results on the characterization of response of a dual resonance observed in the spectrum of a single long-period grating arc-induced in a B/Ge co-doped fiber to different physical parameters. The dual resonance is formed by two overlapping resonances corresponding to coupling of the core mode to symmetric and antisymmetric cladding modes. Therefore, these resonances may behave differently when strain, bending, torsion, or temperature is applied to the grating. We show that the bending, strain, and torsion sensitivities of the two resonances are very different, while the temperature sensitivities are almost the same.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibres; antisymmetric cladding modes; arc-induced long-period grating; codoped fiber; overlapping resonances; physical parameters; temperature sensitivities; Arc discharges; Capacitive sensors; Couplings; Electrodes; Fabrication; Fiber gratings; Resonance; Rotation measurement; Temperature sensors; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Sensors, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lecce
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2580-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1930-0395
DOI :
10.1109/ICSENS.2008.4716448