Technical Digest

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onOptical Fiber Sensors

October 13-17, 2003Nara-Ken New Public Hall,"the Big Roof", Nara, Japan

• SponsorsThe Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication

Engineers (IEICE), Electronics Society (Organizer)The Japan Society of Applied Physics 0SAP)The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ)The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)

• Technical Co-SponsorsAustralian Optical Society (AOS)Chinese Optical Society (COS)European Optical Society (EOS)Institute of Physics (IOP)

. Japan Optomechatronics Association (JOEM)Optical Society of America (OSA)Optical Society of Korea (OSK)Optoelectronic Industry and Technology Development Association (OITDA)The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Laser and

Electro-Optics Society (IEEE-LEOS)The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP), Optical Society of Japan (OSJ)The Laser Society of Japan (LSJ)

• in cooperation withAssociation for Promotion of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering

UB/TIB Hannover 89121 325 784

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Monday, October 13

1:00pm-1:05pmStarting Remarks

1:05pm-3:05pmWS1 : Workshop Session I

S. Yamashita (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)H. Furukawa (Anritsu, Japan)

1:05pm WS1-1 Recent Progress on Next Generation Photonic Network Research forRealization of Value-added Telecommunication ServicesS. Ryu, Japan Telecom, Japan 2

1:45pm WS1-2 European Roadmap for Optical NetworksM.J. O'Mahony, T. Politi, A. Ackaert*, D. Colle*, P. Demeester* and P. Lagasse*,Univ. of Essex, UK and *Univ. of Gent, Belgium €

2:25pm WS1-3 Challenges to System Control Technology for Optical Burst Data Switchingon Photonic MPLS NetworkM. Koga, NTT, Japan 10

3:05pm-3:25pm— Coffee Break —

3:25pm-5:25pmWS2 : Workshop Session II

S. Yamashita (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)H. Furukawa (Anritsu, Japan)

3:25pm WS2-1 Recent Progress in Optical Fiber Amplifiers for Photonic NetworkS. Namiki, Furukawa Electr., Japan 16

4:05pm WS2-2 Photonic Crystal Technology on Photonic NetworkS. Noda, Kyoto Univ., Japan 20

4:45pm WS2-3 Advanced Optical Performance Monitoring Using Low Rate and NarrowBand Electronic ProcessingD. Mendlovic, Z. Zalevsky, V. Eckhouse, D. Abraham and G. Shabtay,Civcom Devices and Sys., Israel 22

5:25pm-5:30pmClosing Remarks

5:40pm-7:00pmGet-together Party

Tuesday, October 14

9:30am-10:30amOpening Remarks and Plenary Talk

K. Hotate (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan), General ChairH. Nagai (Anritsu, Japan), Technical Program Chair

9:30am-9:50amOpening Remarks

9:50am Tu1-1 High-Speed Digital Vision Chips and Its Applications(Plenary) M. Ishikawa, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan 28

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10:30am-10:50am— Coffee Break —

10:50am-12:30pmTu2 : Physical and Mechanical Sensors I

K. Kurosawa (Tokyo Electr. Power, Japan)K. Nakamura (Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan)

10:50am Tu2-1 MEMS for Fiber Optic Applications(lnvited)H. Toshiyoshi, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan 34

11:15am Tu2-2 Brillouin Gain Spectrum Characterization in Optical Fibres From 1 to 1000 KL. Thevenaz, A. Fellay and W. Scandale*, EPFL Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol.and *CERN, Switzerland 38

11:30am Tu2-3 Simultaneous Measurement of Wide Range Temperature(to500°C) and StrainUsing a Fibre Bragg Grating Written into Er-doped Tin-Germanosilicate FibreS. Pal, T. Sun, K.T.V. Grattan, S.A. Wade*, S.F. Collins*, G.W. Baxter*,B. Dussardier** and G. Monnom**, City Univ., UK, *Victoria Univ., Australia and"Univ. de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, France 42

11:45am Tu2-4 How Reliable Measure Composite-Embedded FBG Sensors underthe Influence of Transverse and Point-Wise Deformations?S. Lebid, W. Habel and W. Daum, BAM, Germany 46

12:00pm Tu2-5 Discrimination of Temperature and Strain with a Single FBG Based onthe Birefringence EffectS. Oh, W.T. Han, U.C. Paek and Y. Chung, K-JIST, Korea 50

12:15pm Tu2-6 Strain and Temperature Discrimination by Controlling Strain andTemperature Sensitivities of Long-Period Fiber GratingsY.-G. Han, S.H. Kim, S.B. Lee, U.-C. Paek* and Y. Chung*, KIST and*K-JIST, Korea 54

12:30pm-1:30pm— Lunch Break —

1:30pm-3:00pm

TuP : Poster Session I

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TuP-1 Imaging Fibre Bundle Based 3D Planar Doppler VelocimetryD.S. Nobes and R.P. Tatam, Cranfield Univ., UK 60

TuP-2 Separation Method of Dual Peaks Produced by Birefringence UsingPolarization ControlT. Yamate, R.J. Schroeder*, R.T. Ramos** and E. Udd***, Schlumberger K.K,Japan, *Schlumberger-Doll Res., USA, "Schlumberger Sensa, UK and***Blue Road Res., USA 64

TuP-3 Acousto- Optic Partial Discharge Detection in High Power TransformersR. Merte, D. Peier and J. Teunissen, Univ. of Dortmund, Germany 68

TuP-4 Pulse Broadening Bragg Grating Vibration SensorF. Zhang, Q. Chen, S. Mikailoff, J. Gong, R.O. Claus, K.E. Meissner andW.B. Spillman Jr., Virginia Tech, USA 72

TuP-5 * Non-Contact Torsion Sensor Using Fibre Bragg GratingsL. Kruger, P.L. Swart, A.A. Chtcherbakov and A.J. VanWyk, Rand Afrikaans Univ.,South Africa • 76

TuP-6 Temperature Sensor Based on the Deposition of a Thermochromic Materialon a Tapered Optical FibreN. Dfaz-Herrera, M.C. Navarrete, 6. Esteban* and A. Gonzalez-Cano,Univ. Complutense de Madrid and *Univ.de Alcala de Henares, Spain 80

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Simultaneous Measurement of Temperature and Strain Usinga Ring Fibre Bragg Grating SensorO. Frazao, R. Romero and J.L. Santos, INESC Porto, Portugal

The Spectral Characteristics of Long Period Gratings Written inD-Shaped Optical Fiber'as Bending SensorsT. Allsop.V. Mezentsev, A. Gillooly, T. Earthgrowl-Gould, R. Neal*, D.J. Webb andI. Bennion, Aston Univ. and *Univ. of Plymouth, UK

Comparison of the Sensing Characteristics of Long Period Gratings Writtenin Three Different Types of FibreT. Allsop, D.J. Webb and I. Bennion, Aston Univ., UK

Three-Parameter Simultaneous Measurement Using SuperimposedBragg Gratings in High-Birefringence Optical FibersI. Abe, O. Frazao*, R.N. Nogueira**:, H.J. Kalinowski, J.L. Pinto** andJ.L. Santos*, CEFET/PR, Brazil, *Univ. do Porto and **Univ. de Aveiro, Portugal •

Temperature-Independent Operation of Fiber Bragg Grating VibrationSensor Using Wavelength-Variable Fiber Ring LaserT. Ogawa, S. Tanaka and N. Takahashi, Natl. Defense Acad., Japan

Backward Guided-Acoustic-Wave Brillouin Scattering Caused byStimulated Brillouin Scattering and Its Temperature DependenceY. Tanaka, H. Yoshida and T. Kurokawa, Tokyo Univ. of Agric. and Technol.,Japan

Comparison of Two Simultaneous Temperature and Strain Sensors Utilizinga Combined Fiber Bragg Grating/Fluorescence Intensity Ratio TechniqueS. Trpkovski, S.A. Wade, S.F. Collins and G.W. Baxter, Victoria Univ., Australia

Optical Fiber Sensors Using Fiber Bragg Grating for River ManagementS. Kojima, Y. Hishida, K. Fukuchi and A. Hongo, Hitachi Cable, Japan

Hollow Core Waveguides for Particle Image VelocimetryT.J. Stephens, Y.W. Shi*, D.P. Towers, M. Miyagi*, J.D.C. Jones andD.P. Hand, Heriot-Watt Univ., UK and *Tohoku Univ., Japan

Multi-Component Shearography Using Fibre Optic Imaging BundlesR.M. Groves, S.W. James and R.P. Tatam, Cranfield Univ., UK

Displacement Measurement of a Grating Using Moire Modulation ofan Optical SpectrumS. Nakadate, T. Tokudome and M. Shibuya, Tokyo Polytechnic Univ. Japan

Long-Period-Grating Temperature Sensors Using Ge-B-CodopedPhotosensitive Fiber and Single-Mode FiberT. Mizunami, T. Fukuda and A. Hayashi, Kyushu Inst. of Technol., Japan

Pultruded Carbon Reinforced Sensing Fibre: Strong, Flexible Cablefor Measuring Temperature and/or StrainJ. Vlekken, M.R.-H. Voet, E. Schoubs and M. Jobmann*, ID FOS Res.,Belgium and *DBE Technol., Germany

Geoptical Spline: Soil and Sediment Deformation SensorS.W. James, S.F.M. Chastin*. R.P. Tatam and G. Boulton*. Cranfield Univ. and*Univ. of Edinburgh, UK

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Transmission Properties of Tapered Optical Fibres with Double- LayerDeposition Used as Refractive Index SensorsF.J. Bueno, 0 . Esteban, N. Diaz-Herrera*, M.C. Navarrete*, A. Gonzalez-Cano*and E. Bernabeu*, Univ. de Alcala and *Univ. Complutense de Madrid, Spain 116

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Application of FBG Sensor to Measure Deformation in Wooden StructuresS. Copparoni, B. Marchetti and C. Rondini*, Univ. Politecnica delle Marche and*Univ. degli Studi di Perugia, Italy 144

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TuP-23 High Temperature Optical Fiber Accelerometer for Oil and Gas IndustryT. Lunz, W. Gibler, V. Swenson, R. Tolar, R. Matthews and C. Lee,Fiber Dynamics, USA 148

TuP-24 Intrinsic Fiber-Optic Rotational Speed Sensor for Machinery MonitoringT. Lunz, W. Gibler, V. Swenson, R. Tolar, R. Matthews and C. Lee,Fiber Dynamics, USA 152

TuP-25 Displacement Self-Compensated Fiber Optic Sensor Based ona Diffraction Grating in POFM. Lomer, J. Zubia*, J. Arrue*, C. Jauregui, O. Conde and J.M. Lopez Higuera,Univ. of Cantabria and *Univ. of the Basque Country, Spain 156

TuP-26 New Optical Fiber Sensor for Multipoint Radiation MeasurementD. Yamada, E. Takada and H. Kuroda, Toyama Natl. College of Technol., Japan 160

TuP-27 Fiber-Optic Thermometer Using Chromium Doped PhosphorsH. Aizawa, E. Toba, H. Uchiyama*, T. Katsumata*, S. Komuro* andT. Morikawa*. Shinshu Univ. and *Toyo Univ., Japan 164

TuP-28 A Novel Ultrasound Fibre Optic Sensor Based on a Fused-TaperedOptical Fibre CouplerR. Chen, C. Doyle, T. Butler, R. Badcock and G. Fernando, Cranfield Univ., UK 168

TuP-29 Development of an Interferometric FO Sensor and a FBG Sensor forMeasuring Pressure Pulsations in Pipelines and Process InstallationsL.K. Cheng and J.P.M. Smeulers, TNO TPD, Netherlands 172

TuP-30 Nd-Doped Fluorescent Fibre Fire Alarm System Based on SignalRegression ApproachesW.Z. Zhao, T. Sun, K.T.V. Grattan, W.M. Sun and B.D. Powell*, City Univ. and*KiddePlc, UK 176

TuP-31 Multi-Axial Strain Monitoring in Curing Glass Fibre/EpoxyComposites Measured Using Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors Fabricated inHigh Birefringent FibresE. Chehura, A.A. Skordos, C.-C. Ye, S.W. James, I.K. Partridge andR.P. Tatam, Cranfield Univ., UK 180

TuP-32 Non-Contact Dilatometry Using Optical Fibre SensorsB. Degamber, D. Winter and G. Fernando, Cranfield Univ., UK 184

TuP-33 Temperature-Stabilized Fiber Bragg Grating Vibration Sensor ArrayS. Tanaka, T. Ogawa and N. Takahashi, Natl. Defense Acad., Japan 188

TuP-34 Strain Measurement by FBG Sensors Using Artificial Neural NetworksD. Saito, S. Sato and M. Imai, Muroran Inst. of Technol., Japan 192

TuP-35 Characteristics of Strontiumu Alminate Phosphor forFiber-Optic Thermometer ApplicationH. Aizawa, T. Katsumata, S. Komuro, T. Morikawa and E. Toba*, Toyo Univ. and*Shinshu Univ., Japan 196

TuP-36 A Novel High Temperature Sensor Based on a Compact Rare Earth FibreLaser ApproachJ. Mandal, S. Pal, W. Zhao, T. Sun, K.T.V. Grattan and *S.A. Wade, City Univ.,UK and 'Victoria Univ. of Technol., Australia 200

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TuP-37 Proposal for Temperature and Pressure Sensing Based on PeriodicChaos Synchronization in Optical Fiber Ring Resonator SystemsK. Suzuki, Y. Imai, and F. Okumura, Ibaraki Univ., Japan 204

3:00pm-4:30pmTu3 : Physical and Mechanical Sensors II

W. Ecke (IPHT Jena, Germany)M. Oh (Agency for Defense Dev., Korea)

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3:00pm Tu3-1 Measurement of Sensitivity of the Single-Mode Photonic Crystal Holey Fiberto Temperature, Elongation, and Hydrostatic PressureW.J. Bock and W. Urbariczyk*, Univ. du Quebec en Outaouais and*Wroclaw Univ. of Technol., Poland 210

3:15pm Tu3-2 Air-Included Polymer Coatings for Enhanced Sensitivity of Fiber-Optic Acoustic SensorsJ.H. Cole, S. Motley*, J. Jarzynski*, A.B. Tveten, C. Kirkendall andA. Dandridge, Naval Res.Lab. and *SFA, USA 214

3:30pm Tu3-3 Acoustic-Emission Detection Using Yb3+/Er3+-Codoped Fibre Grating LasersC.-C. Ye and R.P. Tatam, Cranfield Univ., UK 218

3:45pm Tu3-4 Wavefront Integrating Optical Fibre Sensors for Damage DetectionUsing Ultrasound TechniquesB. Sorazu, G. Thursby, B. Culshaw and F. Dong, Univ. of Strathclyde, UK 222

4:00pm Tu3-5 Acousto-Optic Frequency Switching with Fibre-Optic Delivery forSingle-Camera Planar Doppler VelocimetryH.D. Ford, D.S. Nobes and R.P. Tatam, Cranfield Univ., UK 226

4:15pm Tu3-6 Evaluation of Optical Fiber Sensors Using Differential InterferenceContrast Imaging TechniquesN.M. Dragomir, C. Rollinson, F. Sidiroglou, S.A. Wade, A. Roberts*, S.F. Collinsand G.W. Baxter, Victoria Univ. and *Univ. of Melbourne, Australia 230

4:30pm-4:45pm— Coffee Break —

4:45pm-6:00pmTu4 : Physical and Mechanical Sensors III

W.J. Bock (Univ. of Quebec, Canada)K. Miyagi (Anritsu, Japan)

4:45pm Tu4-1 Application of Fiber Bragg Grating Techniques to Dilatometry inGlove box EnvironmentV. Dewynter-Marty, P. Julia*, A. Jacob*, S. Rougeault, J. Boussoir andP. Ferdinand, CEASaclay and XEAValduc, France 236

5:00pm Tu4-2 Characterisation of the Response of Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors Writtenin Different Types of High Birefringent Fibres Subjected to Transverse LoadE. Chehura, C.-C. Ye, S.W. James and R.P. Tatam, Cranfield Univ., UK 240

5:15pm Tu4-3 Determination of Localised Temperature Changes Using a Chirped FibreBragg GratingPC. Won, J. Leng, Y. Lai and J.A.R. Williams, Aston Univ., UK 244

5:30pm Tu4-4 Precision Free Electron Laser Materials Adhesion Monitoring Usingan Optical Fibre Temperature Sensor SystemW.Z. Zhao, Y.H. Shen, T. Sun, K.T.V. Grattan, E. Lewis*, M. McSherry*,C. Fitzpatrick* and J. Lucas**, A.I. Al-Shamma'a**, City Univ., UK,*Univ. of Limerick, Ireland and "Univ. of Liverpool, UK 248

5:45pm Tu4-5 Long-Term Temperature Monitoring in a Low Flux Nuclear Reactor UsingFiber Bragg Grating SensorsA. Fernandez Fernandez, A. Gusarov* and F. Berghmans, SCK-CEN and*Multitel, Belgium 252

6:00pm-6:30pm— Short Break —

6:30pm-7:00pm— Noh Performance —

7:00pm-8:30pm— Conference Banquet —

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Wednesday, October 15

9:00am-10:35amWe1 : Sensing for Optical Fiber Communication

J.P. Dakin (Univ. of Southampton, UK)T. Horiguchi (Shibaura Inst. of Technol., Japan)

9:00am We1-1 Recent Development in Fiber Optic Monitoring System for Access Networks(Invited) H. Izumita, NTT, Japan 258

9:25am We 1-2 A Highly Developed Coherent Detection OTDR for Measuringthe Distributed Fiber Loss and Raman Gain of a 200km Single-Mode FiberI. Ogushi, H. Izumita, K. Tanaka and M. Nakamura, NTT, Japan 262

9:40am We1-3 Investigation of Raman Gain Distribution Measurement in Single-ModeOptical FibersK. Toge, K. Hogari and T. Horiguchi*, NTT and *Shibaura Inst. of Technol., Japan 266

9:55am We1-4 Measurement Range Elongation in a High Spatial Resolution Reflectometryfor Optical Subscriber Networks by Synthesis of Optical CoherenceFunctionM. Kashiwagi and K. Hotate, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan 270

10:10am We 1-5 Recent Progress in Polarization Mode Dispersion Measurement(Invited) K.B. Rochford, P.J. Leo, D.L. Peterson Jr.* and P. Williams, NIST and

*WorldCom, USA 274

10:35am-11:05am— Coffee Break (Exh. Time) —

11:05am-12:30pmWe2 : Distributed Sensing

W.B. Spillman (Virginia Tech, USA)N. Takahashi (Natl. Defense Acad. of Japan, Japan)

11:05am We2-1 Novel Configurations Based on Laser Injection Locking Applied to(Invited) Brillouin Fiber Sensing

L. Thevenaz, Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Switzerland 280

11:30am We2-2 Correlation-Based Brillouin Sensing Using an Injection-Locking TechniqueS. le Floch and L. Thevenaz, EPFL Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Switzerland 286

11:45am We2-3 Simplified System of Fiber Brillouin Optical Correlation Domain Analysisfor Distributed Strain SensingK. Hotate andT. Yamauchi, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan 290

12:00pm We2-4 Distributed Dynamic Strain Measurement in Power Generators Usinga Novel Fast FBG Interrogation SystemM. Willsch, N.M. Theune, T. Bosselmann, W. Ecke*. I. Latka* and B. Hofer*,Siemens and *IPHT Jena, Germany 294

12:15pm We2-5 Distributed Brillouin Scattering Sensor as Structural Health MonitoringSystem for Pipeline Integrity MonitoringL. Zou, G.A. Ferrier, S. Afshar V, Q. Yu and X. Bao, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada 298

12:30pm-1:30pm— Lunch Break — '

1:30pm-3:00pmWeP : Poster Session II— Sensors for Electromagnetic Phenomena -

WeP-1 Novel Interrogation Scheme of a Fiber-Optic Current Sensor Usinga Long-Period Fiber Grating Inscribed on a Polarization- Maintaining FiberYW. Lee, B. Lee, J. Jung* and B.S. Park**, Seoul Natl. Univ., *Dankook Univ. and"Korea Electr.Power Res. Inst., Korea 304

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WeP-2 Fiber Optical Current Sensor Design for the Accurate Measurement ofDC CurrentsM. Willsch, H. Hertsch, U. Augustad, P. Kraemmer and T. Bosselmann,Siemens, Germany 308

WeP-3 A Novel All-Fiber Configuration for a Flexible Polarimetric Current SensorD. Alasia and L. Thevenaz, EPFL-Swiss Federal Inst. of Technol., Switzerland 312

WeP-4 Field Tests of a Fault Section Locating System for Power TransmissionCable Lines Using Optical Fiber Current SensorsK. Kurosawa, K. Shirakawa, H. Saito, E. Itakura*, T. Sowa*, Y. Hiroki* andT. Kojima*, Tokyo Electr. Power and *Takaoka Electr., Japan 316

WeP-5 Differential Current Measurement System with Optical IntensityModulation Using Flint Glass Fiber Type Optical Current TransducersK. Kurosawa, K. Ohkawara, T. Ito*, Y. Chida*, Y. Yamada* and A. Ito*,Tokyo Electr. Power and *Takaoka Electr., Japan 320

WeP-6 Development of Optical Current Transducer Using Flint Glass Fiber forDigital Substation SystemK. Kurosawa, Y. Tashiro, N. Ochi*, K, Kishimoto*, H. Okada* andW. Kayamori**, Tokyo Electr. Power, * TMT&D and "Mitsubishi Electr., Japan 324

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WeP-7 Tool for Modelling Interferometric Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes withBroadband Light SourcesC. Seidel and G.F. Trommer, Univ. of Karlsruhe, Germany 328

WeP-8 Small Volume Modular Single Axis Fiber Optic Gyro for Inertial AccuracyG. Dorner, E. Handrich, A. Newzella, A. Rasch, E. Rau, G. Spahlinger,S. Voigt and M. Weingartner, LITEF, Germany 332

WeP-9 Gamma Dose Rate Effect in Erbium-Doped Fibers for Space GyroscopesB. Brichard, A. Fernandez Fernandez, H. Ooms and F. Berghmans,SCK-CEN, Belgium 336

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WeP-10 An Improved Extrinsic Fiber-Optic Fabry-Perot Interferometric SensorSystem Based on Optical AmplificationY.J. Rao, J. Jiang and Z.L. Ran, Chongqing Univ., China 340

WeP-11 High-Speed Simultaneous Measurement of Refractive Index andThickness by the Low Coherence Interferometry and Confocal OpticsM. Ohmi, H. Nishi*, Y. Konishi**, Y. Yamada** and M. Haruna, Osaka Univ.,'Osaka Inst. of Technol. and "NEOARK, Japan 344

WeP-12 Simultaneous Measurement of Thickness and Refractive Index byNew Optical Fiber Coherence Tomography without Highly Precise

. Translation StageY.L. Lo and C.I. Kuo, Natl. Cheng Kung Univ., Taiwan 348

WeP-13 Extended-Range High-Resolution FMCW Sensing System byMeans of Frequency-Multiplied Reference Beat SignalK. liyama and S. Takamiya, Kanazawa Univ., Japan 352

WeP-14 Simultaneous Measurement of Group Delay, First- and' Second-Order Dispersion of Lightwave Materials by Tandem Interferometry

J. Rothwell, D.F. Murphy and D.A. Flavin, Waterford Inst. of Technol., Ireland 356

WeP-15 A Novel Method for Overcoming DC Drift in RF Subcarrier PhaseDetection Schemes for Fibre Optic SensorsG. Thursby, F. Dong and B. Culshaw, Univ. of Strathclyde, UK 360

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WeP-16 Suppresion of ASE Effects in Optically Amplified Sensor NetworksI. Labiano, S. Abad and M. Lopez-Amo, Public Univ. of Navarra, Spain 364

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WeP-17 Arbitrary Distributed Strain Sensing Technique with Genetic Algorithmby Using Two Fiber Bragg GratingsY.L. Lo and H.C. Cheng, Natl. Cheng Kung Univ., Taiwan 368

WeP-18 FBG Laser Sensor with Intracavity Dispersive Fiber Based onMode-Locking Frequency InterrogationS. Yamashita and A. Inaba, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan 372

WeP-19 Structurally Embedded Fibre Bragg Grating Sensor Arrays forDesign Evaluation Assessment in Europe's First All-Fibre ReinforcedPolymer Composite Public Road BridgeYM. Gebremichael, W. Li, B.T. Meggitt*, W.J.O. Boyle, K.T.V. Grattan,B. McKinley, G.F. Fernando**, G. Kister", D. Winter*^ L. Cunning"* andS. Luke***, City Univ., *EM Technol., "Cranfield Univ. and "*Mouchel, UK 376

WeP-20 Structurized Fiber Gratings Based on Mode Recouplings forSensing ApplicationsA.P. Zhang, W.-H. Chung, H.-Y. Tarn and X.-M. Tao,Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., China 380

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WeP-21 High Spatial Resolution Microwave Detection System forLong Range Brillouin-Based Distributed SensorsM.N. Alahbabi, N.P. Lawrence, Y.T. Cho and T.P. Newson, Univ. of Southampton, UK 384

WeP-22 100km Distributed Temperature Sensor Based on Coherent Detectionof Spontaneous Brillouin Back-ScatterM.N. Alahbabi, Y.T. Cho and T.P. Newson, Univ. of Southampton, UK 388

WeP-23 Enhanced Performance of Long Range Brillouin Intensity BasedTemperature Sensors Using Remote Raman AmplificationY.T. Cho, M. Alahbabi, M.J. Gunning and T.P. Newson, Univ. of Southampton, UK 392

WeP-24 Localization of Multi-Point Perturbations in Distributed Fiber-OpticLoss Sensor Based on Transmission-Reflection AnalysisV.V. Spirin, M.G. Shlyagin and S.V. Miridonov, CICESE, Mexico 396

WeP-25 Sensing Characteristics of Plastic Optical Fibers Measured byOptical Time-Domain ReflectometryI.R. Husdi, K. Nakamura and S. Ueha, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan 400

WeP-26 A Two-Sensor Multipoint Optical Fibre Ethanol Concentration SensorUtilising Fourier Transform Techniques Coupled with Artificial NeuralNetwork Pattern RecognitionD. King, W.B. Lyons, C. Flanagan and E. Lewis, Univ. of Limerick, Ireland 404

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WeP-27 CDMA Digital Light-Emitting Electrocardiography by Using HybridMatched FilterT. Ozawa, Y. Sato* and Y. Fujii, Nihon Univ. and *Meisei Electr., Japan 408

WeP-28 Optical Fibre-Based Focus Control System for Laser WeldingIncorporating Automatic SetupA. Cobo, F. Bardin*, P. Aubry", W. Knapp", O. Collin*", J.D.C. Jones*,D.P. Hand* and J.M. Lopez-Higuera, Univ. of Cantabria, Spain,*Heriot-Watt Univ., Scotland.UK, "CLFAand *"Snecma, France 412

WeP-29 The Mechanics and Smart Sensing Properties of FRP-OFBG BarsZ. Zhou, J.J. Li and J.J. Ou, Harbin Inst. of Technol., China 416

WeP-30 A GPR System Using a Passive Optical SensorM. Sato, Tohoku Univ., Japan 420

WeP-31 Multiplexed Optical Fiber System for Monitoring the Void FractionDistribution in Gas-Propellant Centrifuge Separator of a SpacecraftS.N. Khotiaintsev, V.A. Svirid, K.E. Romo-Medrano and V. Garcia-Garduno,Mexico Natl. Autonomous Univ., Mexico 424

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WeP-32 Development of a New Fiber-Optic Vibration Sensor with Laser Diode forHealth Monitoring of Composite StructuresK. Kageyama, I. Ohsawa, M. Kanai, Y. Machijima*, F. Matsumura* andK. Nagata*, Univ. of Tokyo and *LAZOC, Japan 428

WeP-33 Damage Detection Using Fiber Bragg Grating Ultrasonic SensorsD.C. Betz, S. Siedler, G. Thursby*, B. Culshaw* and W.J. Staszewski**,DaimlerChrysler AG, Germany, *Univ. of Strathclyde and "Univ. of Sheffield, UK 432

WeP-34 Experimental Study of a Full Scale Steel Frame with Smart Active ControlT.K. Lin, K.C. Chang, Y.B. Lin and L. Wang,Natl. Center for Res. on Earthquake Eng., Taiwan 436

WeP-35 Strain Monitoring of a Composite LH2 Tank for a Reusable RocketVehicle Using an Onboard FBG DemodulatorT. Mizutani, K. Hayashi, Y. Okabe and N. Takeda, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan 440

WeP-36 RF Sub-Carrier Based Fibre Strain Sensor for Lifetime Monitoring onCarbon Fibre Composite Pressure VesselsF. Dong, G. Thursby, B. Sorazu and B. Culshaw, Univ. of Strathclyde, UK 444

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WeP-37 Measurement of Gas Diffusion Coefficient Using Photonic Crystal FiberYL. Hoo, W. Jin, H.L. Ho and D.N. Wang, Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., China 448

3:00pm-5:00pmWe3 : Smart Structures and Field Test

B. Culshaw (Univ. of Strathclyde, UK)X. Bao (Univ. of Ottawa, Canada)

3:00pm We3-1 Temporal Gating Scheme for Enlargement of Measurement Range ofBrillouin Optical Correlation Domain Analysis for Optical FiberDistributed Strain MeasurementM. Kannou, S. Adachi* and K. Hotate", Kyusyu Ando Electr., *Ando Electr. and"Univ. of Tokyo, Japan 454

3:15pm We3-2 Dynamic Strain Measurement and Damage Assessment of a BuildingModel Using a Brillouin Optical Correlation Domain Analysis BasedDistributed Strain SensorS.S.L. Ong, M. Imai*, Y. Sako*, Y. Miyamoto*, S. Miura* and K. Hotate,Univ. of Tokyo and *Kajima, Japan 458

3.30pm We3-3 Crack Detection in Concrete Using a Brillouin Optical CorrelationDomain Analysis Based Fiber Optic Distributed Strain SensorS.S.L. Ong, H. Kumagai*, H. Iwaki* and K. Hotate, Univ. of Tokyo and*Shimizu, Japan 462

3:45pm* We3-4 Temperature Monitoring of Overhead Contact Line Systems- A Cost Cutting and Power Management Tool for Future Rail LinesN.M. Theune, M. Willsch, J. Kaiser, H. Hertsch, T. Bosselmann andR. Puschmann, Siemens, Germany 466

4:00pm We3-5 Monitoring of Stator Coil and Lead Temperatures on High Voltage- A Possible Design and Protection Tool for Future Power GeneratorsN.M. Theune, M. Willsch, J. Kaiser, H. Hertsch, P. Krammer andT. Bosselmann, Siemens, Germany 470

4:15pm We3-6 Development of a Monitoring System for Slopes Employing OpticalFiber Sensing TechnologyK. Komatsu, K. Fujihashi, M. Okutsu, T. Hisa*, N. Tsuneoka" and S. Kato",NTT, *NTT InfraNet and "Public Works Res. Inst., Japan 474

4:30pm We3-7 Structural Damage Detection Using Fiber Bragg Gratings and ModalAnalysis on a Carbon Shell Bridge GirderS.G. Calvert, J.P. Conte*, B. Moaveni*, W.L. Schulz and R. de Callafon*,Blue Road Res. and *Univ. of California, USA 478

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4:45pm We3-8 Sensing Tape for Easy Integration of Optical Fiber Sensors inComposite StructuresB. Glisic and D. Inaudi, SMARTEC, Switzerland 482

5:00pm-5:30pm— Coffee Break —

5:30pm-7:30pmSS : Special Session"Sensing Technology for Smart Structures and Smart Materials"- Field Trials and Future Technologies -

K. Hotate (Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)

5:30pm SS-1 The Research on the Monitoring System of Road Slope Failures with(Invited) Optical Fiber Sensors

S. Kato and H. Kohashi, Public Works Res. Inst., Japan 488

5:35pm SS-2 Application Technologies of OTDR and FBG Sensors to Civil Infrastructures(Invited) K. Shiba, H. Kumagai, K. Watanabe and H. Iwaki, Shimizu, Japan 492

5:40pm SS-3 Usage of Fiber Grating Sensors to Perform Critical Measurements of(Invited) Civil Infrastructure

E. Udd, S. Calvertand M. Kunzler, Blue Road Res., USA 496

5:45pm SS-4 Field Trial Experience with Fiber Bragg Grating Health Monitoring Systems(Invited) and Optochemical Sensor Concepts Basing on Polychromator

Signal ProcessingW. Ecke and R. Willsch, IPHT Jena, Germany 500

5:50pm SS-5 Monitoring of Large Structures for Safety Issues Using Brillouin(Invited) Distributed Sensing

L. Thevenaz, EPFL, Switzerland 506

5:55pm SS-6 Fiber Optic Distributed Sensing for Smart Materials and Structures by(Invited) Optical Correlation Domain Technique with Continuous Lightwave

K. Hotate, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan 510

6:00pm SS-7 Brillouin Optical Time-Domain Reflectometry System for Monitoring(Invited) Structures: Development and Field Trials

H. Naruse, NTT, Japan 514

Thursday, October 16

9:00am-10:40amTh1 : Multiplexing and Sensors Networking I

M. Voet (ID FOS Res., Belgium)W. Jin (Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., China)

9:00am ' Th1-1 Active Sensor Multiplexing Architectures(Invited) M. Lopez-Amo, Univ. of Navarra, Spain 520

9:25am Th1-2 Dynamic Strain Measurement by FBG Sensing System with Synthesis ofOptical Coherence FunctionK. Hotate and M. Enyama, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan 522

9:40am Th1-3 . Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry for High Density Multiplexing ofMulti-Axis Fiber Bragg GratingsS. Kreger, S. Calvertand E. Udd, Blue Road Res., USA 526

9:55am Th1-4 Novel Concept as Long-Distance Transmission FBG Sensor SystemUsing Distributed Raman AmplifierY. Nakajima, Y. Shindo and T. Yoshikawa, Oki Electr, Japan •••' 530

10:10am Th1-5 Wide Bandwidth, High Resolution Spectral Interrogation Usinga BFBG-CCD Array for Optical Sensing ApplicationsA.G. Simpson, K. Zhou, L. Zhang and I. Bennion, Aston Univ., UK 534

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10:25am Th1-6 Adaptive-Filter Based Bragg Grating DemodulatorJ.J. Russell, M.A. Davis, J. Sirkis, A.D. Kersey and H. Lara*, CiDRAand'Newport, USA 538

10:40am-11:00am— Coffee Break —

11:00am-12:30pmTh2 : Multiplexing and Sensors Networking II

P.G.P. Ferdinand (CEA Centre d'Etudes de Saclay, France)G. Wang (Norwegian Defense Res. Establ., Norway)

11:00am Th2-1 Distributed Sensor Using Ultra-Low-Reflective Bragg GratingsM.G. Shlyagin, S.V. Miridonov, V.V. Spirin and I.M. Borbon, CICESE, Mexico 544

11:15am Th2-2 OTDR Multiplexed High-Birefringent Fiber Grating Sensor Network forTransversal Strain and Optochemical MonitoringW. Ecke, L.C. da Silva Nunes*, L.C. Guedes Valente*, K. Schroeder, C. Chojetzkiand R. Willsch, IPHT Jena, Germany and *Catholic Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 548

11:30am Th2-3 Multiplexed Bragg Grating Sensor with Chirped Fiber Optic GratingInterrogatorA.A. Chtcherbakov and PL. Swart, Rand Afrikaans Univ., South Africa 552

11:45am Th2-4 The Interrogation and Multiplexing of Long Period Grating CurvatureSensors Using a Bragg Grating Based, Derivative Spectroscopy TechniqueT. Allsop, T. Earthrowl-Gould, D.J. Webb and I. Bennion, Aston Univ., UK 556

12:00pm Th2-5 Fiber Grating Sensor Array Interrogation by Using Time-Delayed Samplingof Fiber LaserZ. Jin and M. Song, Chonbuk Natl. Univ., Korea 560

12:15pm Th2-6 Wide-Range Multiplexed FBG Interrogation Using an Arrayed WaveguideGratingD.C.C. Norman, D.J. Webb and R.D. Pechstedt*, Aston Univ. and*Bookham Technol., UK 564

12:30pm-1:30pm— Lunch Break —

1:30pm-3:00pm

ThP : Poster Session III

• Chemical, Environmental, Biochemical and Medical Sensors -

ThP-1 POF-Type Stink Sensor and It's ApplicationT. Watanabe, M. Morisawa and S. Muto, Univ. of Yamanashi, Japan 570

ThP-2 Optical Fiber Sensors for Monitoring Stress Build-Up in Dental CementsH. Ottevaere, M. Tabak, D. Aznar, A. Fernandez Fernandez*, S. Van lerschot*,F. Berghmans* and H. Thienpont, Vrije Univ. Brussel and *SCK-CEN,Belgian Nuclear Res. Centre, Belgium 574

ThP-3 Modification of the Refractive Index Response of Long Period GratingsUsing Thin Film OverlaysI. Isahq, A. Quintela*, S.W. James, G.J. Ashwell, J.M. Lopez-Higuera* andR.P. Tatam, Cranfield Univ., UK and *Univ. of Cantabria, Spain 578

ThP-4 Fluorescent Optical Fiber pH Sensors Fabricated Usingthe Electrostatic Self-Assembly MethodF.J. Arregui, M. Ezquer, M. Huarte, I.R. Matias and *R.O. Claus,Univ. Publica de Navarra, Spain and *FEORC-VirginiaTech., USA 582

•v ThP-5 Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy Applied to Intra-Cavity AbsorptionGas SensorM. Zhang, D. Wang, W. Jin, J. Ju, Y. Liao* and S. Lan*,Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ. and *Tsinghua Univ., China 586

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ThP-6 Experimental Study of the Utilization of a Ruthenium Complex in Matrices ofLiquicoat® and Thermoplastic Polyurethane for the Fabrication ofFiber Optic Oxygen Sensors Based in FluorescenceM. Achaerandio, F.J. Arregui and I.R. Matias, Univ. Piiblica de Navarra, Spain 590

ThP-7 Ammonia Gas Optical Fiber Sensors Fabricated with Tecoflex® andBromocresol PurpleF.J. Arregui, J. Moreno, M. Achaerandio and I.R. Matias,Univ. Publica de Navarra, Spain 594

ThP-8 High-Performance Fiber-Optic Sensing System Developed forMedical Assessment of Cytochrome P450 ActivityI. Yamakawa, Y. Saitoh, A. Usui, I. Sasaki and A. Kazusaka*,Hokkaido Inst. of Technol. and *Hokkaido Univ., Japan 598

ThP-9 A Single Fibre Michelson Interferometric SensorP.L. Swart, Rand Afrikaans Univ., South Africa €02

ThP-10 Application of luminophor Photo-Degradation in Optical Fibre UV SensorG. Sudolski, J. Rayss, W. Podkoscielny, G. Nowak and M. Plizga,Maria Curie-Sklodowska Univ., Poland 606

ThP-11 Polarimetric Glucose Sensor Using a Single Flint Glass Fiber Faraday RotatorM. Yokota, Y Sato, I. Yamaguchi and T. Yoshino*, Gunma Univ. and*Kaisei Academy, Japan 610

ThP-12 Optical Bio-Sniffer (gas sensor) for Dimethyl Sulfide Vapor Usingan Oxygen-Sensitive Optical FiberK. Mitsubayashi, Y Hashimoto, T. Kon and T. Minamide, Tokai Univ., Japan 614

ThP-13 Plastic Optical Fiber Sensing of Leakage of Fuel in SoilD. Matuyama, M. Morisawa, C.X. Liang and S. Muto, Univ. of Yamanashi, Japan 618

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ThP-14 Re-Configurable All Fiber Wavelength Selective Optical Switch Based onTunable Fused Fiber CouplersW. Shin and K. Oh, K-JIST, Korea 622

ThP-15 Active Birefringent Fiber Loop Filter for High Speed Wavelength SwitchingN. Onodera, K. Tsuji, D.C. Kuncoro and M. Saruwatari, Natl. Defense Acad., Japan 626

ThP-16 Tunable Narrow-Bandwidth Optical Filter Based on Acoustically ModulatedFiber Bragg GratingD.I. Yeom, H.S. Park and B.Y. Kim, KAIST, Korea 630

ThP-17 Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) from Dye Doped Hollow Optical FibersS. Yoo, J. Lee and K. Oh, K-JIST, Korea 634

ThP-18 Sub-Picosecond Timing Jitter Suppression Using Optical FeedbackMechanism for LD Short Pulse GenerationK. Nonaka, H. Mizuno, S. Kono, H. Kurita and M. Sako, Kochi Univ. of Technol., Japan 638

ThP-19 Novel Integrated Devices Using Photonic Crystal with Multiple Patterns ofGeometry: Polarization State Monitors and Multi-Channel Wavelength FiltersT. Sato, H. Ohkubo, Y. Ohtera and S. Kawakami, Tohoku Univ., Japan 642

ThP-20 The Fabrication of Lare Spot Size Lensed Fiber for Free-Space InterconnectionM. Han, K.-R. Kim*, S. Chang" and K. Oh, K-JIST, *SKC and "Luvantix, Korea 646

ThP-21 Fiber Coupling Technique of an Optical Beam Using a Photorefractive CrystalS. Morimura and M. Kurono, Central Res. Inst. of Electr. Power, Japan 650

ThP-22 Novel Optical Load Sensors Based on Mechanically Induced SampledFiber Bragg GratingsX. Shu, K. Chisholm, I. Felmeri, L. Everall, K. Sugden, A. Gillooly*, L. Zhang* andI. Bennion*, Indigo Photonics and *Aston Univ., UK 654

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A Distributed Optical Fibre X-Ray Sensor Based on Cladding LuminescenceC. Fitzpatrick, C. O'Donoghue, J. Schobel*, H.M.J. Bastiaens*, P.J.M. Van Der Slot**and E. Lewis, Univ. of Limerick, Ireland, *Univ. of Twente and **NCLR, Netherlands •658

Sub-micron Fiber Optic Fabry-Perot Interferometer Fabricated bythe Langmuir-Blodgett TechniqueN.D. Rees, S.W. James, G.J. Ashwell* and R.P. Tatam, Cranfield Univ., UK- •662

Cryogenic Temperature Response of Fibre Optic Long Period GratingsS.W. James, R.P. Tatam, A. Twin*, R. Bateman* and P. Noonan*, Cranfield Univ. and*Oxford Instrum., UK 666

SHG from Optical Fibre Coupled Langmuir-Blodgett Waveguide OverlaysS.S. Johal, N. Rees, D.S. Nobes, S.W. James, G.J. Ashwell and R.P. Tatam,Cranfield Univ., UK 670

Loss Analysis of Single Mode Fiber/Photonic Crystal Fiber SpliceW. Jin, Y.L. Hoo, J. Ju and H.L. Ho, Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., China 674

Broadband LP02 Mode Excitation Using a Fused-Type Mode Selective CouplerK.Y. Song and B.Y. Kim, KAIST, Korea ••••" 678

Tunable Polarization Mode Dispersion Compensator with Twin ChirpedFiber Bragg GratingsM. Takabayashi, K. Yoshiara, S. Matsumoto, T. Sugihara and T. Ohira,Mitsubishi Electr., Japan •682

Properties of a Highly Birefringent Photonic Crystal FiberJ. Ju, W. Jin and M.S. Demokan, Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., China

All-Optical Switching in Fiber-Optic Grating Coupler Based onCross-Phase ModulationN. Kita, M. Imai and S. Sato, Muroran Inst. of Technol., Japan

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Planar Waveguide Bragg Grating Pressure Sensor on a Micro-MachinedSilicon DiaphragmY. Sano, T. Hirayama, J.K. Kurihara, T. Goto*, K. Taniguchi*. J. Nishii", K. Kintaka**and T. Yoshino*", Fuji Electr. Corp. Res. & Dev., Japan, *Fuji Electr.,"Natl. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. and Technol. KANSAI and " * The Kaisei Acad., Japan

High Performance Quantum Well Intermixed Superluminescent DiodesT.K. Ong, M. Yin, Z. Yu, Y.C. Chan and Y.L. Lam, DenseLight Semicond., Singapore-

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Fiber Bragg Grating Interrogation Scheme Based on the Radiated Near-Field ofa Tilted Fiber GratingC. Jauregui, A. Quintela, F.J. Madruga, A. Cobo and J.M. Lopez-Higuera,Univ. of Cantabria, Spain : 702

Tilted Chirped Fiber Bragg Grating's Radiation BehaviorC. Jauregui, M. Lomer, J. Zubia*, M.A. Quintela and J.M. Lopez-Higuera,Univ. of Cantabria and *Univ. of Pais Vasco, Spain •706

Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Results for a MicrostructuredFibre with Enhanced Hydrostatic Pressure SensitivityW.N. MacPherson, E.J. Rigg, J.D.C. Jones, R.K.V.V. Kumar*, J.C. Knight* andP.St. J. Russell*, Heriot Watt-Univ. and *Univ. of Bath, UK •710

Temperature Dependence of the Stress Response of Fibre Bragg GratingsR.R.J. Maier, J.S. Barton, W.N. MacPherson, J.D.C. Jones, S. McCulloch* andG. Burnell*, Heriot-Watt Univ. and *AWE, UK •714

3:00pm-5:20pmTh3 : Chemical, Environmental, Biochemical and Medical Sensors

A.G. Mignani (CNR, Italy)M. Haruna (Osaka Univ., Japan)

| 3:00pm Th3-1(Invited)

Guided Wave Chemical Sensors: A 20-year PerspectiveR.A. Lieberman, Intelligent Optical Sys., USA

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3:40pm Th3-3

3:55pm Th3-4

4:10pm Th3-5

4:25pm Th3-6

4:40pm Th3-7

4:55pm Th3-8(Invited)

An Endoscopic Long-Range Optical Coherence Tomography System andIts Application to in Vivo Size and Shape Measurement of Large Hollow OrgansJ.J. Armstrong, M.S. Leigh, I.D. Walton, S. Schwer, A.V. Zvyagin, S.A. Alexandrov,D.D. Sampson, D.R. Hillman* and PR. Eastwood*, Univ. of Western Australia and*Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Australia 722

UV Spectral Fiber Optic Sensor System for Hydrocarbon Pollution Monitoringin Groundwater Remediation FacilitiesH. Lehmann, U. Lubenau*, G. Schwotzer and R. Willsch, IPHT Jena and*DBIGas-und Umwelttechnik, Germany 726

A 'smart' Bed for Non-Intrusive Patient MonitoringW.B. Spillman Jr., M. Mayer, J. Bennett, J. Gong, KJJE. Meissner, B. Davis,R.O. Claus and A.A. Muelenaer Jr., Virginia Tech, USA 730

Fibre Laser Systems For Intra-Cavity Gas Spectroscopy In The Near-IRG. Stewart, P. Shields, K. Atherton and B. Culshaw, Univ. of Strathclyde, UK 734

Model to Predict the Response of Correlation Spectroscopy GasDetection Systems for CH4P. Chambers, E.A. Austin and J.P. Dakin, Univ. of Southampton, UK 738

Toward an Artificial Olfactory Perception: A Fiber-Optic SpectroscopicPlatform for Interrogating an Array of Optochemical SensorsR. Paolesse, C. Di Natale, A. Macagnano*, S. Nardis, A. D'Amico,A.A. Mencaglia*, P. Bizzarri* and A.G. Mignani*, Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata' and*CNR, Italy 742

High Resolution Medical Imaging Using En-Face Optical CoherenceTomographyA. Podoleanu, R. Rosen*, R. Weitz" and D. Jackson, Univ. of Kent, UK,*New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Adv. Retinal Imaging Center, USA and"Ophthalmic Technol., Canada 746

5:20pm-5:50pm— Coffee Break —

5:50pm-7:20pmPostdeadline Papers Session

H. Nagai (Anritsu, Japan)M. Haruna (Osaka Univ.)

Friday, October 17

9:00am-10:55amFr1 : Current Sensors and Interferometry

J. Haywood (Optical Fibre Technol. Centre, Australia)A. Ohno (Japan Aviation Electron., Japan)

9:00am ' Fr1-1 Fiber-Optic Current and Voltage Sensors for High-Voltage Substations(Invited) K. Bohnert, P. Gabus, H. Brandle and A.Khan*, ABB Switzerland, Switzerland and

*ABB, USA 752

9:25am Fr1-2 Sagnac Interferometer-Type Fiber-Optic Current Sensor Using Single-ModeFiber Down LeadsM. Takahashi, K. Sasaki, A. Ohno*, Y. Hirata" and K. Terai, Toshiba,

. *Japan Aviation Electron. Ind. and "TMT&D, Japan 756

9:40am FM-3 Remotely Pumped and Interrogated 96 Channel Fibre-Optic Hydrophone ArrayR.I. Crickmore, G.A. Cranch*. C.K. Kirkendall*, K. Daley*, S. Motley*, A. Bautista*,J. Salzano* and P.J. Nash, QinetiQ, UK and *Naval Res. Labs, USA 760

9:55am Fr1-4 Tomography-Based Measurement of Refractive Index and Thickness Profilesby the Low Coherence InterferometryH. Nishi, T. Itadani, M. Ohmi* and M. Haruna*, Osaka Inst. of Technol. and*Osaka Univ., Japan 764

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10:10am Fr1-5 A Spatially Resolving Doppler Vibration Velocimetry By Using an FBG-BasedLow Coherent Light SourceK. Nakamura, T. Matsumura and S. Ueha, Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan 768

10:25am Fr1-6 Suppression of Double Rayleigh Scattering Induced Excess Noise inRemotely Interrogated Fiber-Optic Interferometric SensorsG.A. Cranch, A. Dandridge* and C.K. Kirkendall*, SFAand *Naval Res.Lab., USA 772

10:40am Fr1-7 High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography of Biological Tissue Usinga Fiber-Pigtailed Thermal-Light InterferometerM. Ohmi, A. Kakimoto, R. Yamazaki and M. Haruna, Osaka Univ., Japan 776

10:55am-11:15am— Coffee Break —

11:15am-1:35pmFr2 : Passive and Active Devices for Photonic Sensing

J.L. Santos (INESC Porto, Portugal)A. Wada (Fujikura, Japan)

11:15am Fr2-1 Recent Advances in Applications of Holey Fibers(Invited) T. Hasegawa, T. Saitoh, D. Nishioka, E. Sasaoka and T. Hosoya,

Sumitomo Electr., Japan 782

11:40am Fr2-2 Solid Mechanics, Acoustics, and Light Propagation, -Hollow Core Fibers and(Invited) Their Applications in Photonic Devices

K. Oh, S. Choi and W. Shin, K-JIST, Korea 786

12:05pm Fr2-3 Pitch and Roll Sensing Using Fibre Bragg Gratings in Multicore FibreW.N. MacPherson, G.M.H. Flockhart, R.RJ. Maier, J.S. Barton, J.D.C. Jones,D. Zhao*, L. Zhang* and I. Bennion*, Heriot-Watt Univ., Aston Univ., UK 790

12:20pm Fr2-4 Implementation of Vector Bending Sensors Using Long-PeriodGratings UV-lnscribed in Flat-Clad and 4-Core FibresD. Zhao, L. Zhang, I. Bennion, X. Shu*, G.M.H. Flockhart", W.N. MacPherson",J.S. Barton" and J.D.C. Jones", Aston Univ., *lndigo Photonics and"Heriot-Watt Univ., UK 794

12:35pm Fr2-5 Miniature Optical Components with 80um Cladding Diameter Fiber forCompact EDFA Optimized for Optical Sensing SystemsY. Ouchi, C. Sakatani, M. Ohashi, D. Tanaka and A. Wada, Fujikura, Japan 798

12:50pm Fr2-6 The Strain Sensitivity of Fibre Fabry-Perot Cavities Formed betweenChirped Fibre Bragg GratingsC.S. Cheung, S.W. James, C.C. Ye and R.P. Tatam, Cranfield Univ., UK 802

1:05pm Fr2-7 Novel Characteristics of Photonic Crystal Fiber Applied to Brillouin FiberSensingL. Zou, X. Bao and L. Chen, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada 806

1:20pm ' Fr2-8 A Broadband Er-Doped Fiber Source with Thermally Stable Mean WavelengthY.-J. Jin, Y.S. Heo, S.C. Yun and H.G. Park, Chonbuk Natl. Univ., Korea 810

1:35pm-1:55pmClosing Remarks

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