Special Optical Fibres

Simon B. Poole; David N. Payne

doi:10.1117/12.938005

17 September 1987 Special Optical Fibres

Simon B. Poole, David N. Payne

Proceedings Volume 0734, Fibre Optics '87; (1987) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.938005
Event: Sira/Fibre Optics '87, 1987, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

Optical fibres are making ever-increasing inroads into areas traditionally satisfied by older, more established technologies. In particular, sensors which rely on the external modulation of the properties of an optical fibre (intrinsic sensors) are receiving much attention since they can be made extremely sensitive and can be used for distributed measurements. Distributed sensing provides some particularly exciting prospects for acoustic, magnetic and electric field monitoring. To date, however, the great majority of experimental and commercial fibre sensors employ telecommunications-grade fibres, largely as a result of their ready availability. Not only does this policy frequently lead to a design compromise, but in some cases makes the performance marginal or untenable as a result of excessive environmental sensitivity. Consequently, attention is now being given to the design of special sensor fibres with enhanced (or depressed) sensitivity to specific measurands.

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Simon B. Poole and David N. Payne "Special Optical Fibres", Proc. SPIE 0734, Fibre Optics '87, (17 September 1987); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.938005

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