Novel optical chemsensor based on etched D-fiber Bragg gratings

A novel optical chemsensor concept based on the cladding etched Bragg gratings in D-fiber is demonstrated. Two etched devices have been used to measure the concentrations of sugar solution, giving sensitivity as high as 0.02 nm/%.

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