Highly Sensitive Bend Sensor Based on Bragg Grating in Eccentric Core Polymer Fiber

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  • X. Chen
  • C. Zhang
  • D.J. Webb
  • K. Kalli
  • G.D. Peng
We report on an optical bend sensor based on a Bragg grating inscribed in an eccentric core polymer optical fiber. The device exhibits the strong fiber orientation dependence, the wide bend curvature range of ±22.7 m-1, and high bend sensitivity of 63 pm/m-1.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)850-852
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume22
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2010
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