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The Journal of Lightwave Technology (JLT) contains theoretical and experimental papers on such topics as fiber and cable technologies; active and passive guided wave components such as light sources, detectors, repeater, switches, and fiber sensors; integrated optics and optoelectronics, systems, and sub-systems, networks; and switching. JLT is a joint publishing effort of the IEEE and OSA.

Editor-in-Chief: Connie Chang-Hasnain, University of California Berkeley
ISSN: 0733-8724 (print); 1558-2213 (online)
Frequency: Bi-Monthly issues
2010 ISI Impact Factor: 2.259

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Experimental Examination of the Variation of the Spontaneous Brillouin Power and Frequency Coefficients Under the Combined Influence of Temperature and Strain
Interpretation of Brillouin-scattering-based distributed strain and temperature... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1250-1255 (2012)

Inspection Technique for Cleaved Optical Fiber Ends Based on Fabry–Perot Interferometer
We propose an inspection technique for cleaved optical fiber ends based on the... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1244-1249 (2012)

150-km Long Distance FBG Temperature and Vibration Sensor System Based on Stimulated Raman Amplification
A 150-km long distance fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) temperature and vibration sensor... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1237-1243 (2012)

Superstructure Fiber Gratings Via Single Step Femtosecond Laser Inscription
We present the development of superstructure fiber gratings (SFG) in Ge-doped,... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1229-1236 (2012)

Evanescent-Wave Fiber-Optic Sensor: On Power Transfer From Core-Cladding Interface to Fiber End-Face
In this paper, the enhancement of collection efficiency in fiber-optic ... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1223-1228 (2012)

Impact of Loss Variations on Double-Ended Distributed Temperature Sensors Based on Raman Anti-Stokes Signal Only
We present a theoretical and experimental analysis of the sensing capabilities of... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1215-1222 (2012)

Index Guiding Photonic Liquid Crystal Fibers for Practical Applications
Photonic liquid crystal fibers (PLCFs) can be categorized in two principal groups:... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1208-1214 (2012)

Tuning Cladding-Mode Propagation Mechanisms in Liquid Crystal Long-Period Fiber Gratings
This paper presents the latest developments in the field of liquid crystal ... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1201-1207 (2012)

High Performance UltraThin Fiber Laser Vector Hydrophone
This paper presents a three axis slim fiber laser vector hydrophone. Using a... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1196-1200 (2012)

Optical Sensing Systems Based on Depressed Cladding Erbium Doped Fiber
This work describes new types of optical sensing systems based on Depressed Cladding... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1190-1195 (2012)

Refractive-Index Sensing With Inline Core-Cladding Intermodal Interferometer Based on Silicon Nitride Nano-Coated Photonic Crystal Fiber
This paper presents a modification of the refractive-index (RI) response of an intermodal... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1185-1189 (2012)

Experimental Research of an All-Polarization-Maintaining Optical Fiber Vector Hydrophone
This paper reports a new-style all-polarization-maintaining optical fiber vector hydrophone... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1178-1184 (2012)

L-Band Multiwavelength Single-Longitudinal Mode Fiber Laser for Sensing Applications
In this work, a novel single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) four-wavelength laser configuration for sensing... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1173-1177 (2012)

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Vol. 30, Iss. 8 — Apr. 15, 2012  pp: 1001–1255

Guest Editorial on The 21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS21)
It is a great honor and pleasure for us to publish the Special Issue of the IEEE/OSA JOURNAL OF... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1001-1002 (2012)

Miniaturized Long-Period Fiber Grating Assisted Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor
This paper presents the design and fabrication of a fiber-optic refractive index... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1003-1008 (2012)

Polarization Mode Coupling Involved in a Capillary Optical Fiber Sensor: Modeling and Experimental Validation
Theoretical and experimental work is reported on a distributed polarimetric fiber... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1009-1014 (2012)

Long-Range Coherent OFDR With Light Source Phase Noise Compensation
Recent progress on novel long-range coherent optical frequency domain reflectometry... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1015-1024 (2012)

Etched-Core Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors Integrated With Microfluidic Channels
In this paper, we demonstrate a fiber Bragg grating sensor for bio-chemical detection. In the... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1025-1031 (2012)

Theoretical and Experimental Results of High-Birefringent Fiber Loop Mirror With an Output Port Probe
Theoretical and experimental results of three different high-birefringent fiber loop mirrors... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1032-1036 (2012)

Polarization-Dependent In-Line Mach–Zehnder Interferometer for Discrimination of Temperature and Ambient Index Sensitivities
Polarization-dependent in-line Mach–Zehnder interferometer fabricated by using a ... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1037-1041 (2012)

Metrological Evaluation of Optical Fiber Grating-Based Sensors: An Approach Towards the Standardization
This paper discuss a set of tools for metrological evaluation of optical fiber... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1042-1052 (2012)

Brillouin Spectrum in LEAF and Simultaneous Temperature and Strain Measurement
The triangle refractive index profile of LEAF fiber (a non-zero dispersion shifted fiber) makes... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1053-1059 (2012)

Raman-Assisted Brillouin Distributed Temperature Sensor Over 100 km Featuring 2 m Resolution and 1.2 °C Uncertainty
Raman assistance in distributed sensors based on Brillouin optical time-domain analysis can... Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 30 Issue 8, pp.1060-1065 (2012)

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