In this paper, we present a temperature-insensitive refractive index sensor based on π-phase-shifted Bragg gratings fabricated on side-hole fibers processed by wet chemical etching technique. The reflection spectrum of the π-phase shifted gratings on etched side-hole fiber features two notches with large spectral separation, which was used for refractive index (RI) detection in our application. The relative spectral notch separation exhibited a RI sensitivity of −278.5 pm/RIU (RIU: RI unit). Theoretical simulation obtained the temperature sensitivity of −0.00241 pm/°C, and experimental results also showed little sensitivity to temperature of our RI sensor.

Date Published: 29 May 2013
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 8722, Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications X, 87220R (29 May 2013); doi: 10.1117/12.2018265

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 8722:
Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications X
Eric Udd; Gary Pickrell; Henry H. Du; Jerry J. Benterou; Xudong Fan; Alexis Mendez; Stephen J. Mihailov; Anbo Wang; Hai Xiao, Editor(s)