Nanodeposition of materials with complex refractive index in long period fiber gratings

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2005

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IEEE
Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia
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Versión aceptada / Onetsi den bertsioa

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Abstract

An overlay of higher refractive index than the cladding is deposited on a Long Period Fiber Grating (LPFG). This permits to improve in a great manner the sensitivity of the device to ambient and overlay refractive index changes. This causes large shifts of the attenuation bands in the transmission spectrum. To obtain a maximum sensitivity for specific refractive indices of the overlay and the ambient, an optimum overlay thickness must be selected. If the refractive index of the overlay is complex there is an additional phenomenon of vanishing of the attenuation bands in the transmission spectrum. This occurs for specific thickness values of the overlay. The problem is analyzed with a numerical method based on LP mode approximation and coupled mode theory. Experimental results are contrasted with theoretical ones

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Coupled mode analysis, Long period gratings, Optical fiber sensors, Refractive index, Nanodeposition

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Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica / Ingeniaritza Elektrikoa eta Elektronikoa

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I. Del Villar, I. R. Matias, F. J. Arregui and M. Achaerandio, "Nanodeposition of materials with complex refractive index in long-period fiber gratings," in Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 23, no. 12, pp. 4192-4199, Dec. 2005. doi: 10.1109/JLT.2005.858246

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