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Refractive index sensor based on stress-induced long period grating

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We proposed a novel refractive index sensor based on a side-polishing fiber to be cascaded with a stress-induced long period fiber grating (LPG), which is created by applying a force to a V-grooved plate on the single mode fiber with micro-bending deformation. When the refractive index (RI) surrounding the side-polishing surface is changed, the LPG-induced cladding mode light could be coupled back to the core mode, so that it will result in the magnitude variation of LPG loss-peak. This property of index sensing based on the stress-induced LPG by monitoring the power-level change may be exploited in chemical sensing and environmental monitoring applications.

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  1. Ph.D. Program in Electrical and Communications Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, 40724, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Guei-Ru Lin & Hung-Ying Chang

  2. Department of Avionics Engineering, Air Force Academy, Kaohsiung, 82047, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Ming-Yue Fu

  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, 40724, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Hao-Jan Sheng & Wen-Fung Liu

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Lin, GR., Chang, HY., Fu, MY. et al. Refractive index sensor based on stress-induced long period grating. OPT REV 21, 676–678 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-014-0108-8

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