Title :
Vector bending sensors based on fiber Bragg gratings inscribed by an infrared femtosecond laser
Author :
Martinez, Amós ; Lai, Yicheng ; Dubov, Michael ; Khrushchev, Igor ; Bennion, Ian
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
A direction-sensitive bend sensor in standard single-mode fiber is demonstrated for the first time based on an axially-offset fiber Bragg grating, directly written by an infrared femtosecond laser.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; bending; fibre optic sensors; high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; laser materials processing; optical fibre fabrication; fiber Bragg gratings; infrared femtosecond laser; vector bending sensors; Bragg gratings; Costs; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Infrared sensors; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202411
