Experimental and theoretical analysis of fiber Bragg gratings under Transverse Force to a Small Grating Section

Abstract:

Fiber Bragg grating under transverse force on a small grating section is studied by numerical simulation and experimentation. A numerical simulation based on the transfer matrix method is used to calculate the consequent changes in reflected spectrum. The reflected spectra of the FBG subjected to the transverse force split into two main peaks, and the split point shifted linearly and periodically versus the applied force. The split point is shifted in the bandwidth with the period of 11N, and the sensitivity of the split point wavelength shift versus the applied force is 0.05 nm/N in one period. The experimental results show good agreement with the simulation analysis.