Dr. Stephen J. Mihailov Profile

Dr. Stephen J. Mihailov

Principal Research Officer at National Research Council Canada

SPIE Involvement:

Author | Editor

Publications (61)

Proceedings Article | 12 April 2021 Presentation + Paper

Development of femtosecond random gratings for fiber laser and sensor applications

Ping Lu, Stephen Mihailov, Yanping Xu, Xiaoyi Bao

Proceedings Volume 11739, 117390D (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2586335

KEYWORDS: Fiber optics sensors, Femtosecond phenomena, Fiber lasers, Optical fibers, Laser applications, Temperature metrology, Sensors, Optical communications, Laser processing, Laser optics

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2018 Paper

High temperature measurement of a low emission, high pressure combustor using femtosecond laser written fiber Bragg gratings

Robert Walker, Sangsig Yun, Manny De Silva, Nicholas Charest, Cyril Hnatovsky, Ping Lu, Doug Robertson, Stephen Mihailov, Patrizio Vena

Proceedings Volume 10654, 1065408 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2304489

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Temperature metrology, Sensors, Packaging, Combustion, Fiber optics, Industrial metrology, In situ metrology

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Proceedings Article | 10 January 2018 Paper

Radiation resilient fiber Bragg grating sensors for sensing applications in nuclear reactor cores

M. Zaghloul, M. Wang, S. Huang, C. Hnatovsky, D. Grobnic, S. Mihailov, M.-J. Li, D. Carpenter, L.-W. Hu, J. Dow, K. Chen

Proceedings Volume 10618, 106180C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2296458

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Sensors, Medium wave, Temperature metrology, Fiber optics sensors, Silica, Optical fibers, Cladding, Titanium, Safety

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2017 Paper

Combustor deployments of femtosecond laser written fiber Bragg grating arrays for temperature measurements surpassing 1000 °C

Robert Walker, Huimin Ding, David Coulas, Stephen Mihailov, Marc Duchesne, Robin Hughes, David McCalden, Ryan Burchat, Robert Yandon, Sangsig Yun, Nanthan Ramachandran, Michel Charbonneau

Proceedings Volume 10194, 101941Q (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263702

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Temperature metrology, Femtosecond phenomena, Laser scattering, Sensors, Ultrafast phenomena, Environmental sensing, Aerospace engineering, Temperature sensors, Thermal engineering, Thermodynamics, Thermometry, Gas sensors, Infrared sensors, Infrared radiation, Pollution control

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2017 Paper

High resolution temperature mapping of gas turbine combustor simulator exhaust with femtosecond laser induced fiber Bragg gratings

Robert Walker, Sangsig Yun, Huimin Ding, Michel Charbonneau, David Coulas, Ping Lu, Stephen Mihailov, Nanthan Ramachandran

Proceedings Volume 10323, 103238O (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265829

KEYWORDS: Fiber lasers, Environmental sensing, Control systems, Fiber Bragg gratings, Temperature metrology, Femtosecond phenomena, Sensors, Optical simulations, Gas sensors, Infrared lasers

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2017 Paper

Plane-by-plane inscription of grating structures in optical fibers

P. Lu, S. Mihailov, H. Ding, D. Grobnic, R. Walker, D. Coulas, C. Hnatovsky, A. Naumov

Proceedings Volume 10323, 103234M (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265793

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Fiber Bragg gratings, Femtosecond phenomena, Infrared lasers, Fiber lasers, Objectives, Microscopes, Cladding, Structured optical fibers, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2017 Paper

Multi-parameter fiber optic sensors based on fiber random grating

Yanping Xu, Mingjiang Zhang, Ping Lu, Stephen Mihailov, Xiaoyi Bao

Proceedings Volume 10323, 1032308 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257795

KEYWORDS: Fiber optics sensors, Fiber lasers, Sensors, Fiber optics, Femtosecond phenomena, Temperature metrology, Refractive index, Cladding, Optical amplifiers, Environmental sensing

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Proceedings Article | 20 February 2017 Paper

High-resolution fast temperature mapping of a gas turbine combustor simulator with femtosecond infrared laser written fiber Bragg gratings

Robert Walker, Sangsig Yun, Huimin Ding, Michel Charbonneau, David Coulas, Nanthan Ramachandran, Stephen Mihailov

Proceedings Volume 10110, 101101H (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2251037

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Sensors, Femtosecond phenomena, Temperature metrology, Environmental sensing, Photonic devices, Infrared lasers, Ultrafast phenomena, Temperature sensors, Gas sensors, Technetium, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2016 Paper

Ultrafast laser inscribed fiber Bragg gratings for sensing applications

Stephen Mihailov

Proceedings Volume 9852, 98520P (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2229313

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Sensors, Temperature metrology, Femtosecond phenomena, Optical fibers, Ultraviolet radiation, Silica, Glasses, Modulation, Sapphire

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2016 Paper

New technique for fabrication of low loss high temperature stable high reflectivity FBG sensor arrays

Stephen Mihailov, Dan Grobnic, Robert Walker, Cyril Hnatovsky, Huimin Ding, David Coulas, Ping Lu

Proceedings Volume 9852, 98520F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2220789

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Sensors, Reflectivity, Femtosecond phenomena, Optical fibers, Annealing, Ultraviolet radiation, Temperature metrology, Modulation, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2016 Paper

High temperature monitoring of an oxy-fuel fluidized bed combustor using femtosecond infrared laser written fiber Bragg gratings

Robert Walker, Huimin Ding, David Coulas, Dan Grobnic, Ping Lu, Stephen Mihailov, Marc Duchesne, Robin Hughes, David McCalden, Ryan Burchat, Robert Yandon

Proceedings Volume 9754, 975413 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209399

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Femtosecond phenomena, Sensors, Calibration, Environmental sensing, Pollution control, Photonic devices, Infrared lasers, Ultrafast phenomena, Temperature sensors, Combustion, Carbon sequestration, Carbon dioxide, Temperature metrology, Reflection, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2015 Paper

Entrained-flow gasifier and fluidized-bed combustor temperature monitoring using arrays of fs-IR written fiber Bragg gratings

Robert Walker, Huimin Ding, David Coulas, Dan Grobnic, Stephen Mihailov, Marc Duchesne, Robin Hughes, David McCalden, Ryan Burchat

Proceedings Volume 9634, 96343X (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2194161

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Sensors, Skin, Temperature metrology, Copper, Femtosecond phenomena, Environmental sensing, Calibration, Pollution control, Thermography

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SPIE Journal Paper | 7 May 2015

Highly tunable microwave and millimeter wave filtering using photonic technology

Joseph Seregelyi, Ping Lu, Stéphane Paquet, Dritan Celo, Stephen Mihailov

OE, Vol. 54, Issue 05, 057102, (May 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.54.5.057102

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Optical filters, Microwave radiation, Tunable filters, Electronic filtering, Signal attenuation, Extremely high frequency, Phase modulation, Single mode fibers, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2014 Paper

Femtosecond laser induced fiber Bragg gratings for harsh environment sensing applications

S. Mihailov, D. Grobnic, R. Walker, P. Lu, H. Ding

Proceedings Volume 9288, 92880T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2074594

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Temperature metrology, Optical fibers, Silica, Environmental sensing, Sensors, Coating, Femtosecond phenomena, Glasses, Sapphire

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Proceedings Article | 24 October 2012 Paper

Chemical and pressure sensors using tapered optical fiber with polymer layer

X. Dai, H. Ding, C. Blanchetiere, S. Mihailov

Proceedings Volume 8412, 84121G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.981982

KEYWORDS: Tapered optical fibers, Sensors, Cladding, Refractive index, Polymers, Geometrical optics, Optical fibers, Polymer optical fibers, Chemical fiber sensors, Polymeric sensors

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Proceedings Article | 20 March 2012 Paper

Temperature stability in silica based fiber Bragg gratings

Christopher Smelser, Stephen Mihailov, Dan Grobnic

Proceedings Volume 8257, 82570H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909617

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Annealing, Hydrogen, Temperature metrology, Silica, Ultrafast phenomena, Ultrafast lasers, Sensors, Fiber lasers, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 31 January 2012 Paper

Regenerated femtosecond fibre Bragg gratings

K. Cook, C. Smelser, J. Canning, G. le Garff, M. Lancry, S. Mihailov

Proceedings Volume 8351, 835111 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915937

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Femtosecond phenomena, Glasses, Ultraviolet radiation, Hydrogen, Silica, Cladding, Infrared lasers, Planar waveguides, Radiation effects

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2011 Paper

A pressure sensor using tapered optical fiber and curved polymer films

X. Dai, H. Ding, C. Blanchetiere, S. Mihailov

Proceedings Volume 8007, 80070R (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.904044

KEYWORDS: Tapered optical fibers, Sensors, Cladding, Polymers, Refractive index, Waveguides, Polymer thin films, Polymeric sensors, Polymer optical fibers, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 3 June 2011 Paper

High speed measurements using fiber-optic Bragg gratings

Jerry Benterou, Chadd May, Eric Udd, Stephen Mihailov, Ping Lu

Proceedings Volume 8028, 802808 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.884703

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Fiber Bragg gratings, Structured optical fibers, Fiber optics sensors, Explosives, Ions, Fiber optics, Ultrasonics, Fiber optics tests, Acoustics

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2011 Paper

Hydrogen detection in high pressure gas mixtures using a twin hole fibre Bragg grating

Dan Grobnic, Stephen Mihailov, Robert Walker, Gino Cuglietta, Christopher Smelser

Proceedings Volume 7753, 77537D (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885954

KEYWORDS: Hydrogen, Fiber Bragg gratings, Sensors, Optical fibers, Diffusion, Optical gas detection, Femtosecond phenomena, Refractive index, Silica, Palladium

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2011 Paper

Probing of sapphire fiber Bragg gratings using intrinsic black-body radiation

Dan Grobnic, Stephen Mihailov, Christopher Smelser

Proceedings Volume 7753, 77537E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885266

KEYWORDS: Sapphire, Sensors, Fiber Bragg gratings, Optical fibers, Black bodies, Temperature metrology, Bromine, Silica, Structured optical fibers, Fabry–Perot interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 17 May 2011 Paper

Self-packaged Type II femtosecond IR laser induced fiber Bragg grating for temperature applications up to 1000 °C

Dan Grobnic, Stephen Mihailov, Robert Walker, Christopher Smelser

Proceedings Volume 7753, 77530J (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886396

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Single mode fibers, Silica, Coating, Femtosecond phenomena, Infrared lasers, Ultrafast phenomena, Optical fibers, Temperature metrology, Fiber optics sensors

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2011 Paper

High temperature multiparameter sensor

R. Walker, D. Grobnic, S. Mihailov, P. Lu

Proceedings Volume 7934, 79340D (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.875241

KEYWORDS: Cladding, Fiber Bragg gratings, Temperature metrology, Sensors, Refractive index, Tunable lasers, Waveguides, Femtosecond phenomena, Type II superlattice infrared photodetectors, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2010 Paper

Study of high temperature stable fiber Bragg gratings fabricated in silica based fiber

Christopher Smelser, Dan Grobnic, Stephen Mihailov

Proceedings Volume 7750, 77500J (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.873181

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Hydrogen, Annealing, Temperature metrology, Germanium, Silica, Ultraviolet radiation, Fiber lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Cladding

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2010 Paper

Chemical sensor using polymer coated tapered optical fibers

X. Dai, H. Ding, C. Blanchetiere, S. Jacob, S. Mihailov

Proceedings Volume 7750, 77500N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.872872

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Polymers, Coating, Chemical fiber sensors, Cladding, Sensors, Optical fibers, Polymeric sensors, Polymer optical fibers, Tapered optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 23 April 2010 Paper

High-temperature fiber Bragg grating sensors in microstructured fibers for harsh environment applications

Qingqing Wang, Charles Jewart, John Canning, Dan Grobnic, Stephen Mihailov, Kevin Chen

Proceedings Volume 7677, 76770G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.851778

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Sensors, Fiber optics sensors, Birefringence, Ultrafast lasers, Polarization, Environmental sensing, Excimer lasers, Optical fibers, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 20 April 2010 Paper

Review of high-speed fiber optic grating sensor systems

Eric Udd, Jerry Benterou, Chadd May, Stephen Mihailov, Ping Lu

Proceedings Volume 7677, 76770B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.850923

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Fiber optics sensors, Explosives, Fiber optics, Bridges, Signal detection, Velocity measurements, Fiber Bragg gratings, Optical filters, Nondestructive evaluation

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2010 Paper

Applications of femtosecond laser induced Bragg gratings in silica and non-silica based optical fibers

Stephen Mihailov, Dan Grobnic, Christopher Smelser, Ping Lu, Robert Walker, Huimin Ding

Proceedings Volume 7589, 75890I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847083

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Cladding, Optical fibers, Silica, Fiber lasers, Infrared lasers, Sapphire, Femtosecond phenomena, Coating, Ultraviolet radiation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 February 2010

Optical evanescent field waveguide Bragg grating pressure sensor

Xiaoli Dai, Stephen Mihailov, Chantal Blanchetiere

OE, Vol. 49, Issue 02, 024401, (February 2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3319819

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Sensors, Fiber Bragg gratings, Refractive index, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Waveguide modes, Cladding, Silica, Fiber optics sensors

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2009 Paper

High sensitivity FBG sensor made in bismuth oxide fibre with ultrafast radiation

Dan Grobnic, Robert Walker, Christopher Smelser, Stephen Mihailov

Proceedings Volume 7503, 75037P (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.835445

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Bismuth, Oxides, Sensors, Silica, Glasses, Temperature metrology, Ultrafast phenomena, Reflectivity, Femtosecond phenomena

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