Abstract
We demonstrate the multiparametric monitoring of directional bending, torsion, and temperature based on helical long-period gratings (HLPGs) in a triangular four-core fiber (FCF) using CO2 laser irradiation. The simulations investigated the stress-relaxing effect of the stress-applying parts due to CO2 laser heating. In the experiments, the HLPGs with a period of 435 μm and a period number of 60 induced in FCF have been investigated for multiparametric monitoring. The directional bending sensing characteristics of FCF-HLPGs exhibit that at the curvature ranges A and B, the maximum bending sensitivities are −47.24 and 48.47 dB/m−1 obtained at −60°, respectively. And their sensitivities show the sine function behavior with curvature directions from −180° to 180°. The torsion sensitivity based on coupling efficiency variation is −0.16%/(rad/m) in the range from −10 to 10 rad/m. The temperature sensitivity based on wavelength variation is 0.123 nm/°C, and the intensity response on temperature can be negligible. The proposed FCF-HLPGs is potential in practical application for multiparametric monitoring.
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