Fabrication and characterization of a polymer micro-fiber bragg grating

Ginu Rajan, Gang Ding Peng

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Abstract

Polymer micro-fibers with inscribed Bragg gratings are reported in this paper. By implementing a two-stage fabrication process a 16 μm diameter micro-fiber is fabricated with an inscribed 10 mm long Bragg grating which exhibits a peak reflected wavelength circa 1530 nm. The growth dynamics of the polymer micro-fiber Bragg grating are also observed and analyzed. A maximum reflectivity of 5% is obtained after an exposure time of 3 minutes to a 50 mW power He-Cd laser of 325 nm wavelength. The temperature characterization of the micro-fiber Bragg grating with different diameters is also presented. The fabricated micro-fiber Bragg grating can be used as sensors for high sensitivity measurements in a number of application areas.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFourth Asia Pacific Optical Sensors Conference
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event4th Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference 2013, APOS 2013 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 15 Oct 201318 Oct 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8924
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference4th Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors Conference 2013, APOS 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period15/10/1318/10/13

Keywords

  • Fiber Bragg grating
  • Polymer micro-fiber

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