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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2015
Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Förderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v., Munich, DE;
Boston University, Boston University, MA (US);
Wolfgang Schade, Goslar, DE;
Jörg Burgmeier, Osterode, DE;
Anna Lena Baumann, Goslar, DE;
Björn Reinhard, Brookline, MA (US);
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., Munich, DE;
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A device for determining a refractive index may be provided. The device including at least one waveguide having a core and a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding being at least partly removed in at least one first longitudinal portion and the core including at least one fiber Bragg grating in at least one second longitudinal portion. A method for determining a refractive index or a pressure change in a fluid may also provided. The method may include at least one waveguide having a core and a cladding surrounding the core, the cladding being at least partly removed in at least one longitudinal portion. A method for producing such a device may also be provided.