A new phase-shifted long-period fiber grating for simultaneous measurement of torsion and temperature

A novel phase-shifted long-period fiber grating(PS-LPFG)for the simultaneous measurement of torsion and temperature is described and experimentally demonstrated.The PS-LPFG is fabricated by inserting a pretwisted structure into the long-period fiber grating(LPFG)written in single-mode fiber(SMF).Experimental results show that the torsion sensitivities of the two dips are?0.114 nm/(rad/m)and?0.069 nm/(rad/m)in the clockwise direction,and?0.087 nm/(rad/m)and?0.048 nm/(rad/m)in the counterclockwise direction,respectively.The temperature sensitivities of the two dips are 0.057 nm/℃ and 0.051 nm/℃,respectively.The two dips of the PS-LPFG exhibit different responses to torsion and temperature.Simultaneous measurement of torsion and temperature can be implemented using a sensor.The feasibility and stabilization of simultaneous torsion and temperature measurement have been confirmed,and hence this novel PS-LPFG demonstrates potential for fiber sensing and engineering applications.     

Three-dimensional image reconstruction of an Hα flare on 26 March 2001

Three-dimensional (3D) image reconstruction of an Hα flare near the solar disk center, is done by a series of line-center and off-line-center filtering observation, according to the physical meaning of contribution function based on the line formation theory. The contribution function represents the contribution from stellar atmospheric layers to the emergent specific intensity and describes the depth distribution of escape photons. In this paper, an Hα flare of 26 March 2001 is used to illustrate the 3D line-of-sight reconstruction and its development.