Influence of the composite material thermal expansion on embedded highly birefringent polymer microstructured optical fibers

M. Szeląg; P. Lesiak; M. Kuczkowski; A. W. Domański; T. R. Woliński

doi:10.1117/12.2026795

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20 May 2013 Influence of the composite material thermal expansion on embedded highly birefringent polymer microstructured optical fibers

M. Szeląg, P. Lesiak, M. Kuczkowski, A. W. Domański, T. R. Woliński

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Proceedings Volume 8794, Fifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors; 87942Z (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026795
Event: Fifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 2013, Krakow, Poland

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Results of our research on embedded highly birefringent polymer microstructured fibers are presented. A composite material sample with fibers embedded between two layers of a multi-layer composite structure is fabricated and characterized. Temperature sensitivities of the polymer fibers are measured in a free space and compared with the fibers embedded in the composite material. It appeared that highly birefringent polymer microstructured fibers exhibit a strong increase in temperature sensitivity when embedded in the composite material, which is due to the stress-induced changes in birefringence created by thermally-induced strain.

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M. Szeląg, P. Lesiak, M. Kuczkowski, A. W. Domański, and T. R. Woliński "Influence of the composite material thermal expansion on embedded highly birefringent polymer microstructured optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 8794, Fifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 87942Z (20 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2026795

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