Post-hydrogen-loaded draw tower fiber Bragg gratings and their thermal regeneration
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Applied Optics, 2011, 50 (17), pp. 2519 - 2522
- Issue Date:
- 2011-06-10
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The idea of Bragg gratings generated during the drawing process of a fiber dates back almost 20 years. The technical improvement of the draw tower grating (DTG) process today results in highly reliable and cost-effective Bragg gratings for versatile application in the optical fiber sensor market. Because of the single-pulse exposure of the fiber, the gratings behave typically like type I gratings with respect to their temperature stability. This means that such gratings only work up to temperatures of about 300 °C. To increase temperature stability, we combined DTG arrays with hydrogen postloading and a thermal regeneration process that enables their use in high-temperature environments. The regenerated draw tower gratings are demonstrated to be suitable for temperatures of more than 800 °C. © 2011 Optical Society of America.
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