Temperature sensing up to 1300°C using suspended-core microstructured optical fibers

Opt Express. 2016 Feb 22;24(4):3714-9. doi: 10.1364/OE.24.003714.

Abstract

We demonstrate a new approach to high temperature sensing using femtosecond laser ablation gratings within silica suspended-core microstructured optical fibers. The simple geometry of the suspended-core fiber allows for femtosecond laser processing directly through the fiber cladding. Pure silica glass is used, allowing the sensor to be used up to temperatures as high as 1300°C while still allowing the fibre to be spliced to conventional fiber. The sensor can also be wavelength division multiplexed, with three sensors in a single fiber demonstrated.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't