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Extreme Environment Sensing Using Femtosecond Laser-Inscribed Fiber Bragg Gratings
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (14-12-2017)“…The femtosecond laser-induced fiber Bragg grating is an effective sensor technology that can be deployed in harsh environments. Depending on the optical fiber…”
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Plane-by-Plane Inscription of Grating Structures in Optical Fibers
Published in Journal of lightwave technology (15-02-2018)“…Plane-by-plane fabrication of fiber Bragg gratings in optical fibers using a short-pulse femtosecond IR laser is proposed and demonstrated. By incorporating a…”
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Fiber Bragg Grating Wavelength Drift in Long-Term High Temperature Annealing
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (19-02-2021)“…High-temperature-resistant fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are the main competitors to thermocouples as sensors in applications for high temperature environments…”
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Ultrafast Laser Processing of Optical Fibers for Sensing Applications
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (19-02-2021)“…A review of recent progress in the use of infrared femtosecond lasers to fabricate optical fiber sensors that incorporate fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) and random…”
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Through-The-Coating Fabrication of Fiber Bragg Grating Relative Humidity Sensors Using Femtosecond Pulse Duration Infrared Lasers and a Phase Mask
Published in Photonics (01-06-2023)“…Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) relative humidity (RH) sensors are fabricated in commercially available polyimide (PI)-coated optical fibers with diameters of 50 and…”
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Nanoscale morphology and thermal properties of low insertion loss fiber Bragg gratings produced using the phase mask technique and a single femtosecond laser pulse
Published in Optics express (19-12-2022)“…Fiber Bragg gratings with a very low insertion loss are inscribed using the phase mask technique and a single infrared (800 nm) femtosecond laser pulse. The…”
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Nutrition and Isolation in a Rural US Population over 80 Years Old: A Descriptive Analysis of a Vulnerable Population
Published in Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics (2024)“…Factors allowing rural, community-dwelling 80+ year-olds to thrive remain unexplored. Isolation can impact this vulnerable population. In this study, patients…”
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Ensuring contact: calling rural Appalachian older adults during the COVID-19 epidemic
Published in Rural and remote health (01-01-2021)“…Older adults, especially those aged 85 years or older, remain at significantly higher risk for COVID-19. This group, along with those with pre-existing heart…”
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High Sensitivity Fiber Bragg Grating Humidity Sensors Made With Through-the-Coating Femtosecond Laser Writing and Polyimide Coating Thickening
Published in IEEE sensors letters (01-06-2024)“…Durable fiber Bragg grating (FBG) relative humidity (RH) sensors are fabricated in commercially available polyimide (PI) coated 50-µm diameter Ge-doped silica…”
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Bragg gratings written in All-SiO2 and Ge-doped core fibers with 800-nm femtosecond radiation and a phase mask
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Direct evidence of tilted Bragg grating azimuthal radiation mode coupling mechanisms
Published in Optics express (03-08-2009)“…A number of useful fiber optic devices depend on being able to predict and manipulate the radiation field emitted by tilted fiber Bragg gratings. Previously we…”
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Bragg grating writing through the polyimide coating of high NA optical fibres with femtosecond IR radiation
Published in Optics communications (01-11-2008)“…Bragg gratings are written with ultrafast 800 nm radiation and a phase mask through the polyimide polymer coatings of commercially available high NA fibres…”
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Bragg Gratings Made in Highly Nonlinear Bismuth Oxide Fibers With Ultrafast IR Radiation
Published in IEEE photonics technology letters (15-01-2010)“…High-quality Bragg gratings with refractive index modulations > 7 × 10 -4 were induced in highly nonlinear bismuth oxide glass fibers using ultrafast infrared…”
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High resolution temperature mapping of gas turbine combustor simulator exhaust with femtosecond laser induced fiber Bragg gratings
Published in 2017 25th Optical Fiber Sensors Conference (OFS) (01-04-2017)“…Femtosecond infrared (fs-IR) laser written fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs), have demonstrated great potential for extreme sensing. Such conditions are inherent in…”
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Virtual intubation training at a remote military site
Published in Studies in health technology and informatics (2012)“…To provide medical support to the far forward battlefield, training in advanced medical technologies is essential for military healthcare providers. To meet…”
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The use of virtual training to support insertion of advanced technology at remote military locations
Published in Studies in health technology and informatics (2011)“…Effective training in advanced medical technologies is essential for military healthcare providers to support the far forward battlefield. The use of modern…”
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Review of femtosecond infrared laser-induced fibre Bragg grating sensors made with a phase mask
Published in Sensor review (01-01-2011)“…Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present a review of research performed at the Communications Research Centre Canada on sensing applications of…”
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Ensuring contact: Calling rural Appalachian older adults during the Covid-19 epidemic
Published in Rural and remote health (01-12-2021)“…Introduction: Older adults, especially those aged 85 years or older, remain at significantly higher risk for COVID-19. This group, along with those with…”
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Ensuring contact: Calling rural Appalachian older adults during the COVID-19 epidemic
Published in Rural and remote health (01-03-2021)“…Introduction: Older adults, especially those aged 85 years or older, remain at significantly higher risk for COVID-19. This group, along with those with…”
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Ensuring contact: Calling rural Appalachian older adults during the COVID-19 epidemic
Published in Rural and remote health (01-03-2021)“…Introduction: Older adults, especially those aged 85 years or older, remain at significantly higher risk for COVID-19. This group, along with those with…”
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