Testing of specialty optical fiber for visible tilted fiber Bragg grating applications

光纤布拉格光栅长期以来一直是许多电信和传感应用中的核心部件。这些装置的一个变体是倾斜光纤布拉格光栅，其将光反射出光纤的侧面。这是有用的，因为反射光可用于激发光纤上的涂层，该涂层可能对周围环境敏感。在这项研究中，我们将研究几种特殊光纤的反射效率，以确定哪些特性对最大化效率很重要。

Fiber Bragg gratings have long been a central component in many telecommunications and sensing applications. One variant of these devices is the tilted fiber Bragg grating, which will reflect light out of the side of optical fiber. This is useful as the reflected light can be used to excite a coating on the fiber that may be sensitive to the surrounding environment. In this study we will examine the efficiency of the reflection for several specialty optical fibers to determine which properties are important for maximize efficiency.