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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 19 — Sep. 10, 2012
  • pp: 21101–21106

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Brillouin gain spectrum dependence on large strain in perfluorinated graded-index polymer optical fiber

Neisei Hayashi, Yosuke Mizuno, and Kentaro Nakamura  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 19, pp. 21101-21106 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.021101


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Abstract

We investigate the dependence of Brillouin gain spectra on large strain of > 20% in a perfluorinated graded-index polymer optical fiber, and prove, for the first time, that the dependence of Brillouin frequency shift (BFS) is highly non-monotonic. We predict that temperature sensors even with zero strain sensitivity can be implemented by use of this non-monotonic nature. Meanwhile, the Stokes power decreases rapidly when the applied strain is > ~10%. This behavior seems to originate from the propagation loss dependence on large strain. By exploiting the Stokes power dependence, we can probably solve the problem of how to identify the applied strain, when the identification is difficult only by BFS because of its non-monotonic nature.

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OCIS Codes
(160.5470) Materials : Polymers
(290.5830) Scattering : Scattering, Brillouin
(280.4788) Remote sensing and sensors : Optical sensing and sensors

ToC Category:
Sensors

History
Original Manuscript: June 27, 2012
Revised Manuscript: August 9, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: August 26, 2012
Published: August 30, 2012

Citation
Neisei Hayashi, Yosuke Mizuno, and Kentaro Nakamura, "Brillouin gain spectrum dependence on large strain in perfluorinated graded-index polymer optical fiber," Opt. Express 20, 21101-21106 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-19-21101


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