• DocumentCode
    2715003
  • Title

    Refractive Index Sensing using Mechanical Long-period Grating in Photonic Crystal Fiber

  • Author

    Yu, X. ; Shum, P. ; Ren, G.B. ; Zhang, Y.

  • Author_Institution
    Singapore Inst. of Manuf. Technol., Singapore
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    8-11 Dec. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report a novel refractive index sensor using mechanical pressure induced long period gratings in photonic crystal fiber. Sensitivity of ~10-6 was achieved for the measurand in the holey channels..
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; refractive index; refractive index measurement; holey channels; mechanical pressure induced long period gratings; photonic crystal fiber; refractive index sensor; Fiber gratings; Fixtures; Mechanical sensors; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; Resonance; Sensor arrays;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    PhotonicsGlobal@Singapore, 2008. IPGC 2008. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3901-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2906-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPGC.2008.4781448
  • Filename
    4781448