How to measure a fiber optic grating in a simplified way
The most sensitive method for detecting gratings is in reflection, and for this reason it is best to measure gratings in reflection for diagnostic purposes and display the signal on an optical spectrum analyzer. Optical fiber sensors (OFS) appeared just after the invention of the practical optical fiber by Corning Glass Works in 1970, now Corning Incorporated, that produced the first fiber with losses below 20 dB/km. The bandwidth, reflection profile, and phase response of gratings require special measurement techniques for proper characterization. A fiber Bragg grating is a small length of optical fiber that comprises a pattern of many reflection points that creates a reflection of particular wavelengths of incident light.
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