Abstract A fibre optic experimental arrangement was used to determine the thermo-optic coefficient (dn/dT) of electron beam deposited titanium dioxide coatings on the cleaved end faces of multimode optical fibres for a wavelength range between 600 and 1050 nm. The temperature-induced change in the index of refraction (n) and extinction coefficient (k) were successfully determined from reflection spectra. Measurements of n and k at various wavelengths for different temperatures enabled the determination of dn/dT and dk/dT. It was found that dn/dT takes different values at different temperature ranges. For example, at 800 nm, dn/dT was (−1.77±0.7)×10 −4 K −1 , between 18°C and 120°C, and took a value of (−3.04±0.7)×10 −4 K −1 between 220°C and 325°C.
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