Review on an arc-induced long-period fiber grating and its sensor applications

Abstract

This paper presents a systematic review on the long-period fiber grating (LPFG) formed by the electric arcing method. The basic concept of LPFG and the background of the electric arcing method are thoroughly discussed. The paper also discussed on the methods to improve the sensitivity of LPFG towards external perturbations. The LPFG has been reported to have potential usage as sensor, thus a section of the paper has focused on some application of arc-induced LPFG as sensors.

Keywords:

• long-period fiber grating
• electric arc-induced method
• fiber optic sensors
• electromagnetics theory