The historical beginnings of photosensitivity and fiber Bragg grating (FBG) technology are recounted. The basic techniques for fiber grating fabrication, their characteristics, and the fundamental properties of fiber gratings are described. The many applications of fiber grating technology are tabulated, and some selected applications are briefly described
Published in:
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
(Volume:15
,
Issue:
8
)
Date of Publication: Aug 1997