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Polarimetric optical fiber sensors: aspects of sensitivity and practical implementation

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An analytical model for the pressure and strain sensitivity of highly-birefringent fibers is proposed which is in excellent agreement with numerical calculations. Results of polarimetry and coherence-multiplexing experiments are presented and a novel method for accurately splicing this kind of fibers is demonstrated.

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  1. Lab for Photonic Computing and Perception, Applied Physics Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussel

    Yyves Verbandt, Bart Verwilghen, Luk Van Kempen, Hugo Thienpont & Irina Veretennicoff

  2. Structural Analysis Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussel

    Greta Van Vinckenroy & W. Patrick De Wilde

  3. Identity e.e.i.g, Ispralaan 75, 2400, Mol, Belgium

    Marc R. H. Voet

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Verbandt, Y., Verwilghen, B., Cloetens, P. et al. Polarimetric optical fiber sensors: aspects of sensitivity and practical implementation. Optical Review 4, A75–A79 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02935997

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