Tapered fibre LPG device as a sensing element for refractive index

T. Allsop; F. Floreani; K. P. Jedrzejewski; R. Romero; P. V. S. Marques; D. J. Webb; Ian Bennion

doi:10.1117/12.623700

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23 May 2005 Tapered fibre LPG device as a sensing element for refractive index

T. Allsop, F. Floreani, K. P. Jedrzejewski, R. Romero, P. V. S. Marques, D. J. Webb, Ian Bennion

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Proceedings Volume 5855, 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623700
Event: 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 2005, Bruges, Belgium

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The fabrication and characterisation of Long Period Gratings in fibre tapers is presented alongside supporting theory. The devices possess a high sensitivity to the index of aqueous solutions due to an observed spectral bifurcation effect.

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T. Allsop, F. Floreani, K. P. Jedrzejewski, R. Romero, P. V. S. Marques, D. J. Webb, and Ian Bennion "Tapered fibre LPG device as a sensing element for refractive index", Proc. SPIE 5855, 17th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, (23 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623700

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