Highly sensitive type IA fiber Bragg gratings as sensors in radiation environments

Alexey V. Faustov, Pouneh Saffari, Charalambos Koutsides, Andrei Goussarov, Marc Wuilpart, Patrice Mégret, Lin Zhang, Kyriakos Kalli

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    Abstract

    Type IA fiber gratings have unusual physical properties compared with other grating types. We compare with performance characteristics of Type IA and Type I Bragg gratings exposed to the effects of Co60 gamma-irradiation. A Bragg peak shift of 190 pm was observed for Type IA gratings written in Fibercore PS-1250/1500 photosensitive fiber at a radiation dose of 116 kGy. This is the largest wavelength shift recorded to date under radiation exposure. The Type IA and Type I gratings show different kinetics under radiation and during post-radiation annealing; this can be exploited for the design of a grating based dosimetry system.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors
    EditorsYanbiao Liao, Wei Jin, David D. Sampson, Ryozo Yamauchi, Youngjoo Chung, Kentaro Nakamura, Yunjiang Rao
    PublisherSPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume8421
    ISBN (Print)9780819491039
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2012
    Event22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors - Beijing
    Duration: 15 Oct 201219 Oct 2012

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume8421
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X

    Conference

    Conference22nd International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors
    Country/TerritoryChina
    CityBeijing
    Period2012-10-152012-10-19

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Computer Science Applications
    • Applied Mathematics
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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