Effect of ionizing radiation on the properties of arc-induced long-period fiber gratings

Alberto Fernandez Fernandez, G. Rego, J.-L. Santos, H. Salgado, Benoît Brichard, Andrei Goussarov, Francis Berghmans

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    Abstract

    We experimentally study the effect of ionizing radiation on the properties of long-period gratings fabricated in two pure-silica-core fibers with the arc-discharge technique. It is observed that the spectra of the gratings remain almost unchanged after being subjected to doses in excess of 0.5 MGy. The results also show that the gratings/ temperature and strain sensitivities are not affected by gamma radiation.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)6258-6263
    JournalApplied Optics
    Volume44
    Issue number29
    StatePublished - 10 Oct 2005

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