Mean refractive index change monitoring during FBG regeneration using an OFDR measurement system

R. Desmarchelier (1) , Patrick Bulot (1) , Stéphane Plus (2) , Guillaume Laffont (1)

1 LCFO (CEA, LIST) - Laboratoire Capteurs Fibres Optiques (CEA, LIST)
2 PhLAM - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523

In this paper, we use a technique based on optical Rayleigh backscattering reflectometry to monitor mean refractive index change along a Fiber Bragg Grating during a regeneration process.

Mots clés: Excimer lasers; Fiber Bragg gratings; Rayleigh scattering; Refractive index; Single mode fibers; Tunable lasers

Domaines: Instrumentations et Détecteurs [physics.ins-det]; Optique [physics.optics]; Science des matériaux [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

R. Desmarchelier, Patrick Bulot, Stéphane Plus, Guillaume Laffont. Mean refractive index change monitoring during FBG regeneration using an OFDR measurement system. Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity and Poling in Glass Waveguides and Materials 2018, Jul 2018, Zurich, Switzerland. pp.BM2A.3, ⟨10.1364/BGPPM.2018.BM2A.3⟩. ⟨cea-01919723⟩