Bend monitoring and refractive index sensing using flat fibre and multicore bragg gratings

A planarized optical fibre designed for two-dimensional bend monitoring and external refractive index sensing is presented. The approach uses two single-mode waveguides each containing a set of spectrally multiplexed Bragg gratings. To achieve sensitivity to bending and external refractive index, th...

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Main Authors: Holmes, C. (Author), Ambran, S. (Author), Cooper, P. A. (Author), Webb, A. S. (Author), Gates, J. S. (Author), Gawith, C. B. E. (Author), Sahu, J. K. (Author), Smith, P. G. R. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2020-08.
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