Abstract

Long-period grating (LPG) structures including cascaded LPGs on step index fibers and photonic crystal fibers were coated with thin films of diamond-like carbon (DLC) using plasma deposition techniques. Improvements in the coating procedures increased sensitivity to external refractive index variations indicating significant improvements in sensing capability of the hybrid structures. DLC films in the range of tens of nanometers significantly increased sensitivity of all the structures tested.

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