Thinned fiber Bragg gratings as high sensitivity refractive index sensor

被引:274
作者
Iadicicco, A [1 ]
Cusano, A
Cutolo, A
Bernini, R
Giordano, M
机构
[1] Univ Sannio, Dept Engn, Div Optoelect, I-82100 Benevento, Italy
[2] CNR, Natl Res Council, IREA, Inst Electromagnet Monitoring Environm, I-80124 Naples, Italy
[3] CNR, ITMC, Natl Res Council, Inst Composite Mat Technol, I-80125 Naples, Italy
关键词
optical fibers; refractive index measurements; thinned fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors;
D O I
10.1109/LPT.2004.824972
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
In this work, the numerical and experimental analysis on the use of thinned fiber Bragg gratings as refractive index sensors have been carried out. Wet chemical etching in a buffered hydrofluoric acid solution was used for sensor fabrication. Experimental characterization for an almost full etched cladding sensor is presented demonstrating good agreement with numerical results and resolutions of approximate to 10(-5) and approximate to 10(-4) for outer refractive index around 1.45 and 1.333, respectively.
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页码:1149 / 1151
页数:3
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