Sensing characteristics of birefringent microstructured polymer optical fiber

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2011

Authors

Szczurowski, MK (Author) Other; Frazao, O (Author) FCUP; Baptista, JM (Author) Other; Nielsen, K (Author) Other; Bang, O (Author) Other; Urbanczyk, W (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: 21ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS

21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors

Ottawa, CANADA, MAY 15-19, 2011

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Authenticus ID: P-005-5MS

DOI: 10.1117/12.885833

Abstract (EN): We experimentally studied several sensing characteristics of a birefringent microstructured polymer optical fiber. The fiber exhibits a birefringence of the order 2x10(-5) at 1.3 mu m because of two small holes adjacent to the core. In this fiber, we measured spectral dependence of phase and group modal birefringence, bending losses, polarimetric sensitivity to strain and temperature. The sensitivity to strain was also examined for intermodal interference observed in the spectral range below 0.8 mu m. Finally, we showed that the material transmission windows shift as function of the applied strain. This shift has an exponential character and saturates for greater strain.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4