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Bending characteristics of fiber long-period gratings with cladding index modified by femtosecond laser

Allsop et al., 2006

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9520785783386166227
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Allsop T
Dubov M
Martínez A
Floreani F
Khrushchev I
Webb D
Bennion I
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Journal of Lightwave Technology

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A femtosecond laser has been used to asymmetrically modify the cladding of fiber containing long-period gratings. Following modification, devices in single-mode fiber are shown to be capable of sensing the magnitude and direction of bending in one plane by …
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