The spectral characteristics of femtosecond laser inscribed long period grating bend sensors written into a photonic crystal fibre
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April 2008
Abstract
A series of LPGs was inscribed in photonic crystal fibre by a low repetition femtosecond laser system. When subjected to bending they were found to be spectrally sensitive to bend orientation and displayed a strong polarisation dependence.
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