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In this work, a multiwavelength fiber Raman laser based on a highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber loop mirror is presented. A laser resonator is formed when the Raman amplification with cooperative Rayleigh scattering in a dispersion-compensating fiber is used as a distributed mirror and combined with a photonic crystal fiber loop mirror filtering structure. Stable multiwavelength lasing at room temperature is achieved due to the low temperature sensitivity of the highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber.

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The interrogation of fiber Bragg grating sensors with multimode laser diodes is theoretically and experimentally analyzed using two different approaches: serrodyne and dithering techniques. It is also demonstrated that by using several laser modes it is possible to enhance the measurement range without compromising sensitivity, (C) 2000 Academic Press.

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An investigation is performed of the characteristics of the self-referencing intensity based Q-type fibre optic sensor using a recirculation loop structure. Both transmissive and reflective configurations are analysed. Via the definition of the measurement parameter (the R parameter) the linearity and sensitivity of the sensor are addressed. Theoretical and experimental results are compared, considering the problem of sensor design and optimization. © 1995 Taylor & Francis Ltd.

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In this work, two all-fibre interferometric configurations based on suspended core fibres (SCF) are investigated. A Fabry-Perot cavity made of SCF spliced in-between segments of single-mode and hollow-core fiber is proposed. An alternative sensing head configuration formed by the insertion of a length of SCF as a birefringence element in a Sagnac interferometer is also demonstrated. The sensitivity to pressure and temperature was determined for both configurations.