PUBLICATIONS 2006

JOURNALS 2006

• Simpson D A, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Gibbs W E K, Blanc W, Dussardier B and Monnom G, 2006. “Energy transfer up-conversion in Tm³⁺-doped silica fibre”, J. Non-Cryst. Solids 352, 136-141 [Top of page]

• Nguyen T B, Vella V, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Newman P J and MacFarlane D R, 2006. “Confirmation of temperature independence in the fluorescence lifetime of the ³P₀ -> ³F₂ transition in praseodymium-doped fluoride glass, Opt. Commun. 261, 149-151. [pdf] [Top of page]

• Nand A, Kitcher D J, Wade S A, Nguyen T B, Baxter G W, Jones R and Collins S F, 2006. “Determination of the position of a localised heat source within a chirped fibre Bragg grating using a Fourier transform technique”, provisionally accepted by Meas. Science Technol., 17, 1436-1445, 2006. [Top of page]

• Kitcher D J, Nand A, Wade S A, Jones R, Baxter G W and Collins S F, 2006. “On the directional dependence of spectra of Bragg gratings due to excess loss”, submitted to J. Opt. Soc. America A (Submitted 2 Mar 2006). [Top of page]

CONFERENCES 2006

• Blanc W, Peterka P, Faure B, Dussardier B, Monnom G, Kasik I, Kanka J and Simpson D, 2006. “Characterization of thulium-doped silica-based optical fibre for S-band amplifier”, Photonics Prague 2005 - Photonics, Devices, and Systems III, Proc. SPIE 6180, 181-186. [Top of page]

• Kitcher D J, Nand A, Wade S A, Jones R, Baxter G W and Collins S F, 2006. “Implementation of integration of differences method for extraction of temperature profiles along chirped fibre Bragg gratings”, submitted to the Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, 10 - 13 July 2006, RMIT University, Melbourne, 7 April 2006.[Top of page]

• Nand A, Kitcher D J, Wade S A, Baxter G W, Jones R and Collins S F, 2006. “Strain-independent temperature measurements using a standard and a chirped fibre Bragg grating”, submitted to the Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, 10 - 13 July 2006, RMIT University, Melbourne, 7 April 2006. [Top of page]

• Kouskousis B, Dragomir N M, Rollinson C M, Wade S A, Kitcher D J, Collins S F, Roberts A and Baxter G W, 2006. “Comparison between a simulated and measured image of a fibre Bragg grating”, submitted to the Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, 10 - 13 July 2006, RMIT University, Melbourne, 7 April 2006. [Top of page]

PUBLICATIONS 2005

JOURNALS 2005

• Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Baxter G W and Collins S F, 2005. “Er³⁺:Yb³⁺ doped fibre with embedded FBG for simultaneous measurement of temperature and longitudinal strain”, Meas. Science Technol. 16, 488-496. (Available at http://stacks.iop.org/MST/16/488) [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, Kitcher D J, Baxter G W, Collins S F and Wade S A 2005. “High-temperature-resistant chemical composition Bragg gratings in Er³⁺ doped optical fiber”, Opt. Lett. 30, 607-609. [Top of page]

• Rollinson C M, Dragomir N M, Baxter G W and Collins S F, Wade S A and Roberts A, 2005. “Reflections near 1030 nm from 1540 nm fibre Bragg gratings: evidence of a complex refractive index structure”, Opt. Commun. 256, 310-318. [pdf] [Top of page]

• Sidiroglou F, Huntington S T, Roberts A and Baxter G W, 2005. “Micro-characterisation of erbium-doped fibers using a Raman confocal microscope”, Opt. Express 13, 5506-5512. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M, Ampem-Lassen E, Huntington S T, Baxter G W, Roberts A and Farrell P M, 2005. “Refractive index profiling of optical fibers using differential interference contrast microscopy”, IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 17, 2149-2151. [Top of page]

CONFERENCES 2005

• Sidiroglou F, Huntington S T, Stern R, Baxter G W, Dragomir N M and Roberts A, 2005. “Micro-characterisation of erbium doped optical fibres”, 2005. 16^th Biennial Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics incorporating the Conference of the Australian Optical Society, Canberra, Abstracts p. 99. [Top of page]

• Simpson D A, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Gibbs K, Blanc W, Dussardier B and Monnom G, 2005. “Energy transfer up-conversion in Tm-doped silica fibres”, 16^th Biennial Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics incorporating the Conference of the Australian Optical Society, Canberra, Abstracts p. 104. [Top of page]

• Nand A, Kitcher D J, Wade S A, Collins S F and Baxter G W, 2005. “Chirped fibre Bragg grating distributed temperature sensor”, 16^th Biennial Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics incorporating the Conference of the Australian Optical Society, Canberra, Abstracts p. 105. [Top of page]

• Kitcher D J, Trpkovski S, Dagher M, Baxter G W and Collins S F, 2005. “Annealing dynamics of erbium doped fibre Bragg gratings”, 16^th Biennial Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics incorporating the Conference of the Australian Optical Society, Canberra, Abstracts p. 105. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M, Roberts A, Baxter G W and Stevenson A J, 2005. “Quantitative phase imaging_based method for investigation of arc-fusion spliced single-mode optical fibres”. 16^th Biennial Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics incorporating the Conference of the Australian Optical Society, Canberra, Abstracts p. 107. [Top of page]

• Rollinson C M, Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Dragomir N M, Baxter G W and Collins S F, 2005. “Three parameter measurement using a single fiber Bragg grating inscribed in Er³⁺:Yb³⁺-codoped fiber”, 17^th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, Bruges Belgium, Proc. SPIE 5855, 134-137. [Top of page]

• Rollinson C M, Wade S A, Dragomir N M, Baxter G W and Collins S F, 2005. “Strain and temperature response of transmission dips at 2/3 of the Bragg wavelength in type I and IIA fiber Bragg gratings”, 17^th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, Bruges Belgium, Proc. SPIE 5855, 310-313. [Top of page]

• Kitcher D J, Nand A, Wade S A, Baxter G W and Collins S F, 2005. “Cross-correlation method to obtain temperature profiles from power reflection spectra of a chirped fiber Bragg grating”, 17^th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, Bruges Belgium, Proc. SPIE 5855, 816-819. [Top of page]

• Nand A, Kitcher D J, Wade S A, Baxter G W and Collins S F, 2005. “Temperature profile measurements within a chirped fiber Bragg grating using a Fourier transform technique”, 17^th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, Bruges Belgium, Proc. SPIE 5855, 820-823. [Top of page]

• Rollinson C M, Wade S A, Dragomir N M, Roberts A, Baxter G W and Collins S F, 2005. “Three parameter sensing with a single Bragg grating in non-birefringent fiber”, Topical Meeting on Bragg Gratings, Poling & Photosensitivity (BGPP), Sydney, CD-ROM: “BGPP/ACOFT 2005” ISBN 1 877040 33 9, 92-94. [Top of page]

• Nand A, Kitcher D J, Wade S A, Collins S F and Baxter G W, 2005. “Determination of the position of a localised heat source within a chirped fiber Bragg grating”, Topical Meeting on Bragg Gratings, Poling & Photosensitivity (BGPP), Sydney, CD-ROM: “BGPP/ACOFT 2005” ISBN 1 877040 33 9, 448-450. [Top of page]

• Blanc W, Peterka P, Faure B, Dussardier B, Monnom G, Kasik I, Kanka J and Simpson D, 2005. “Characterization of thulium-doped silica-based optical fibre for S-band amplifier”, Photonics Prague 2005, June 8 - 11, 2005 (oral paper). Published in 2006 in Proc. SPIE. [Top of page]

• Simpson D A, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Gibbs W E K, Blanc W, Dussardier B and Monnom G, 2005. “Energy transfer processes in Tm³⁺ doped silica fibres relevant to an S-band amplifier”, 30^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Sydney, CD-ROM: “BGPP/ACOFT 2005” ISBN 1 877040 33 9, 327-329. [Top of page]

• Kouskousis B, Dragomir N M, Rollinson C M, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W and Roberts A, 2005. “Comparison between the modelled and measured refractive index modulation within a FBG”, 30^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Sydney, CD-ROM: “BGPP/ACOFT 2005” ISBN 1 877040 33 9, 523-525. [Top of page]

• Kitcher D J, Collins S F, Baxter G W, Nand A, and Wade S A, 2005. “Phase errors and ripple in linearly chirped FBGS for temperature profile measurement by cross-correlation”, 30^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Sydney, CD-ROM: “BGPP/ACOFT 2005” ISBN 1 877040 33 9, 552-555. [Top of page]

• Simpson D A, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Gibbs W E K, Blanc W, Dussardier B and Monnom G, 2005. “Energy transfer processes related to the S-Band transition in Tm³⁺ doped silica fibres”, Proc. 31^st European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Glasgow UK, IEE CP 502 - Vol. 3 (IEE, UK), 759-760. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M, Roberts A and Baxter G W, 2005. “Phase sensitive imaging techniques applied to optical fibre characterization”, OFMC 2005, Teddington UK. [Top of page]

• Kitcher D J, Nand A, Wade S A, Baxter G W and Collins S F, 2005. “Influence of internal losses on reflectance spectra of non-uniform linearly chirped fibre Bragg gratings”, CD-ROM: 7^th Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy, Rotorua New Zealand, Abstracts ThP29. [Top of page]

• Simpson D A., Baxter G W, Collins S F, Dussardier B, Monnom G and Blanc W, 2005. “Host composition effects on the luminescence decay of the ³F₄ and ³H₄ energy levels of Tm³⁺-doped silica fibres”, CD-ROM: 7^th Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy, Rotorua New Zealand, Abstracts ThP50. [Top of page]

• Zeqaj V, Simpson D A, Nguyen T B, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Blanc W, Monnom G and Dussardier B, 2005. “Absorption and emission characteristics of thulium doped silica fibre”, CD-ROM: 7^th Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy, Rotorua New Zealand, Abstracts ThP61.  [Top of page]

PUBLICATIONS 2004

JOURNALS 2004

• Shen Y H, Mandal J, Pal S, Sun T, Grattan K T V, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W, Dussardier B and Monnom G. “Effects of UV and hig temperature exposure on the fluorescence spectral characteristics of Er³⁺ co-doped photosensitive fibres”, submitted to Journal of European Optical Society: Pure and Applied Optics. [Top of page]

• Mandal J, Pal S, Zhao W, Sun T and Grattan K T V, Augousti A T, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W, Dussardier B and Monnom G. “A wide temperature tuneable fibre laser using a chirped grating and a type IIA fibre Bragg grating”, submitted to Measurement Science and Technology. [Top of page]

• Shen Y H, Pal S, Mandal J, Sun T, Grattan K T V, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W, Dussardier B, Monnom G. “Investigation on the photosensitivity, temperature sustainability and fluorescence characteristics of several Er-doped photosensitive fibers”, accepted by Optics Communications (1/4/04). [Top of page]

• Pal S, Sun T, Grattan K T V, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W, Dussardier B and Monnom G. “Bragg gratings written in Sn-Er-Ge codoped silica fiber: investigation of photosensitivity, thermal stability and sensing potential”, accepted by JOSA-A (31/3/2004). [Top of page]

• Pal S, Sun T, Grattan K T V, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W, Dussardier B and Monnom G, 2004. “Non-linear temperature dependence of Bragg gratings written in different fibres, optimized for sensor applications over a wide range of temperatures”, Sensors and Actuators A 112, 211-219. [Top of page]

• Pal S, Sun T and Grattan K T V, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W, Dussardier B and Monnom G. “Strain-independent temperature measurement using a type I and type IIA optical fiber Bragg grating combination”, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 75, 1327-1331. [Top of page]

• Mandal J, Pal S, Sun T, Grattan K T V and Wade S A. “Bragg grating-based fibre optic laser probe for temperature sensing”, IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 16, 218 - 220. [Top of page]

• Wade S A, Grattan K T V, McKinley B, Boswell L F, and D’Mello C. “Incorporation of fiber-optic sensors in concrete specimens: testing and evaluation”, IEEE Sensors Journal 4, 127-134. [Top of page]

CONFERENCES 2004

• Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Kitcher D J, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Dussardier B and Monnom G. “Fiber Bragg gratings suitable for very high temperature measurement applications”, accepted by International Symposium on Advances and Trends in Fiber Optics and Applications, Chongqing, China, October 2004. [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Collins S F and Baxter G W. “Er:Yb doped fiber with embedded FBG for simultaneous point measurement of temperature and strain”, 2^nd European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, Santander Spain, Proc. SPIE 5502, 64-67. [Top of page]

• Kitcher D J, Nand A, Baxter G W and Collins S F. “Distributed temperature sensors in non-uniform and non-linearly chirped fibre Bragg gratings”, Proc. 29^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Canberra, CD-ROM: “ACOFT/AOS ’04” ISBN 0-7315-5222-9 (ANU, ACT Australia), TueMorn. [Top of page]

• Koziol B G, Collins S F, Wade S A and Baxter G W. “Temperature and strain dependence of fluorescence lifetime in Pr-doped fibres”, Proc. 29^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Canberra, CD-ROM: “ACOFT/AOS ’04” ISBN 0-7315-5222-9 (ANU, ACT Australia), PO6. [Top of page]

• Rollinson C M, Wade S A, Pal S, Mandal J, Sun T, Grattan K T V, Blanc W, Dussardier B, Monnom G, Baxter G W and Collins S F. “Photosensitivity of tin-doped aluminosilicate optical fibre”, Proc. 29^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Canberra, CD-ROM: “ACOFT/AOS ’04” ISBN 0-7315-5222-9 (ANU, ACT Australia), PO7. [Top of page]

• Dagher M, Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Dussardier B and Monnom G. “Stability of fibre Bragg gratings written in Er³⁺-doped fibre”, Proc. 29^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Canberra, CD-ROM: “ACOFT/AOS ’04” ISBN 0-7315-5222-9 (ANU, ACT Australia), PO8. [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Kitcher D J, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Dussardier B and Monnom G. “Ultra stable    fibre Bragg gratings at very high temperatures”, Proc. 29^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Canberra, CD-ROM: “ACOFT/AOS ’04” ISBN 0-7315-5222-9 (ANU, ACT Australia), PO9. [Top of page]

• Vella V C, Nguyen T B, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Newman P J and MacFarlane D R. “Predictions of temperature independence in fluorescence lifetime of praseodymium-doped fluoride glass”, Proc. 17^th Australian Optical Society Conference, Canberra, CD-ROM: “ACOFT/AOS ’04” ISBN 0-7315-5222-9 (ANU, ACT Australia), PO4. [Top of page]

• Simpson D, Nguyen T, Baxter G, Collins S, Faure B, Blanc W, Dussardier B, Monnom G and Peterka P. “Thulium-doped silica fiber for S-band amplifiers: pump power and host composition effect on the ³H₄ => ³F₄ band”, Accepted by EPS-QEOD Europhoton Conference 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland. [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Kitcher D J, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Dussardier B and Monnom G. “Fiber Bragg    gratings suitable for very high temperature measurement applications”, accepted by International Symposium on Advances and Trends in Fiber Optics and Applications, Chongqing, China, October 2004. [Top of page]

• Sidiroglou F, Huntington S T, Stern R, Baxter G and Roberts A, “Micro-Analytical Techniques for Imaging Erbium Doped Optical Fibers”, accepted by Symposium on Optical Fiber Measurements, Boulder Colorado, September 28-30 [Top of page]

PUBLICATIONS 2003

JOURNALS 2003

• Dragomir N M, Rollinson C, Wade S A, Stevenson A J, Collins S F, Baxter G W, Farrell P M. and Roberts A. “Nondestructive imaging of a Type I optical fiber Bragg grating”, Optics Letters 28, 789-791. [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Baxter G W and Collins S F. “Dual temperature and strain sensor using a combined fibre Bragg grating and fluorescence intensity ratio technique in Er³⁺-doped fibre”, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 74, 2880-2885. [Top of page]

• Pal S, Mandal J, Sun T, Grattan K T V, Fokine M, Carlsson F, Fonjallaz P Y, Wade S A and Collins S F. “Characteristics of potential fibre Bragg grating sensor-based devices at elevated temperatures”. Meas. Sci. Technol. 14, 1131-1136. [Top of page]

• Sidiroglou F, Wade S A, Dragomir N M, Baxter G W and Collins S F. “Effects of high temperature heat treatment on Nd³⁺-doped optical fibers for use in fluorescence intensity ratio based temperature sensing”, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 74, 3524-3530. [Top of page]

• Wade S A, Collins S F and Baxter G W. “The fluorescence intensity ratio technique for optical fiber temperature sensing”, J. Appl. Phys. 94, 4743-4756. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M, Dragomir S S, Farrell P M and Baxter G W. “A quadrature rule for the finite Hilbert transform via a trapezoid type inequalities”, J. Appl. Math. & Computing 13, 67-84. [Top of page]

• Pal S, Sun T, Grattan K T V, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W, Dussardier B and Monnom G. “Bragg grating performance in Er-Sn-doped germanosilicate fiber for simultaneous measurement of wide range temperature (to 500°C) and strain”, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 74, 4858-4862. [Top of page]

• Forsyth D I, Sun T, Grattan K T V, Wade S A And Collins S F. “Characteristics of doped optical fiber for fluorescence-based fiber optic temperature and strain sensors”, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 74, 5212-5218. [Top of page]

CONFERENCES 2003

• Dragomir N M, Garchev D, Baxter G W, Farrell P M and Roberts A. “Non-destructive imaging and characterization of optical fiber Bragg gratings”, Photonics Prague (May 2002), Proc. SPIE 5036, 182-186. [Top of page]

• Rollinson C M, Wade S A, Dragomir N M, Roberts A, Collins S F and Baxter G W. “Effect of the phase mask writing technique on higher order reflections of Type I and Type IIA fibre Bragg gratings”, Proc. Conference on the Optical Internet 2003 and 28^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Melbourne (ISBN 085825 739 4), pp. 411-414. [Top of page]

• Pal S, Sun T, Grattan K T V, Dussardier B, Monnom G, Wade S A, Baxter G W and Collins S F. “Use of a Bragg grating written into Er³⁺-doped tin-germanosilicate fibre for the simultaneous measurement of strain and a wide range of temperatures”, Proc. Conference on the Optical Internet 2003 and 28^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Melbourne (ISBN 085825 739 4), pp. 407-410. [Top of page]

• Wade S A, Rollinson C, Dragomir N M, Roberts A, Collins S F and Baxter G W. “Toward a better understanding of optical fibre Bragg grating sensors”, 12^th Conference on Sensors and their Applications, Limerick, Ireland (IOP, Bristol), pp. 435–441. [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Baxter G W and Collins S F. “Simultaneous and co-located measurement of strain and temperature in optical fibre using a Bragg grating and strain-independent erbium fluorescence”, 12^th Conference on Sensors and their Applications, Limerick, Ireland (IOP, Bristol), pp. 21-27. [Top of page]

• Pal S, Sun T, Grattan K T V, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W, Dussardier B and Monnom G. “Simultaneous measurement of wide range temperature (to 500 °C) and strain using a fibre Bragg grating written into Er-doped tin-germanosilicate fibre”, Technical Digest 16^th International Optical Fiber Sensors Conference, Nara Japan (IEICE, Japan), pp. 42-45. [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Collins S F and Baxter G W. “Comparison of two simultaneous temperature and strain sensors utilizing a combined fiber Bragg grating/fluorescence intensity ratio technique”, Technical Digest 16^th International Optical Fiber Sensors Conference, Nara Japan (IEICE, Japan), pp. 108-111. [Top of page]

• Mandal J, Pal S, Zhao W, Sun T, Grattan K T V and Wade S A. “A novel high temperature sensor based on a compact rare earth fibre laser approach”, Technical Digest 16^th International Optical Fiber Sensors Conference, Nara Japan (IEICE, Japan), pp. 200-203. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M, Rollinson C, Sidiroglou F, Wade S A, Roberts A, Collins S F and Baxter G W, 2003. “Evaluation of optical fiber sensors using differential interference contrast imaging techniques”, Technical Digest 16^th International Optical Fiber Sensors Conference, Nara Japan (IEICE, Japan), pp. 230-233. [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Baxter G W and Collins S F. “Utilisation of a FBG and fluorescence from Er:Yb doped fibre for simultaneous point measurement of temperature and strain”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 122. [Top of page]

• Kitcher D J, Collins S F and Baxter G W. “Extinction ratio limitation due to polarisation rotation in Mach-Zehnder optical switches”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 173. [Top of page]

• Kitcher D J, Dragomir N M, Collins S F and Baxter G W. “Cladding mode coupling in fiber Bragg gratings”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 174. [Top of page]

• Shen Y H, Pal S, Mandal J, Sun T, Grattan K T V, Dussardier B, Monnom G, Wade S A, Baxter G W and Collins S F. “Characteristics of some Er³⁺-doped fibres for Bragg grating applications”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 183. [Top of page]

• Wade S A, Tan M, Jones R, Stoyanovski I and Hinton B. “Fibre Bragg grating sensors: application to fatigue testing and composite materials”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 188. [Top of page]

• Edwards A D, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W, Davis C and Galea S. “Strain and temperature response of Bragg gratings written in highly birefringent optical fibre”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 258. [Top of page]

• Kouskousis B, Dragomir N M, Rollinson C, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W and Roberts A. “A comparison between the modelled intensity distribution and the imaged refractive index modulation for a type-I fibre Bragg grating produced using the phase mask technique”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 264. [Top of page]

• Koziol B G, Collins S F, Wade S A and Baxter G W. “Fluorescence lifetime dependence of temperature and strain in praseodymium-doped optical fibre”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 265. [Top of page]

• Nand A, Kitcher D J, Wade S A, Collins S F and Baxter G W. “Chirped fibre Bragg gratings for sensing applications”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 269. [Top of page]

• Rollinson C, Wade S A, Dragomir N M, Baxter G W, Collins S F and Roberts A. “Evolution of reflectance peaks at wavelengths other than the expected harmonics of a fibre Bragg grating”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 272. [Top of page]

• Sidiroglou F, Huntington S T, Nguyen T B, Roberts A and Baxter G W. “Micro-fluorescence characterisation of erbium doped fibres”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 274. [Top of page]

• Simpson D A, Nguyen T B, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Dussardier B, Monnom G, Faure B, Peterka P and Blanc W, 2003, “Pump power and host composition effects on the ³H₄ and ³F₄ energy levels in thulium doped silica fibres”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 275. [Top of page]

• Simpson D A, Nguyen T B, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Dussardier B, Monnom G, Faure B, Peterka P and Blanc W, “Annealing effects on the ³H₄ energy level in thulium doped silica fibres”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 276. [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, MacDonald J, Wade S A, Baxter G W and Collins S F. “Fibre optic strain and temperature sensors for very high temperatures using Er³⁺:Sn co-doped fibre”, Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2003, Melbourne, Abstracts 279. [Top of page]

PUBLICATIONS 2002

JOURNALS 2002

• Collins S F, Baxter G W, Wade S A and Farrell P M. “Strain dependence of fluorescence from rare-earth-doped optical fibres: application to the simultaneous, co-located, measurement of strain and temperature”, Composite Structures 58, 373-379. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M and Baxter G W. “An accurate approximation for the fiber refractive index profile via Taylor’s expansion formula”, J. KSIAM 6, 43-52.  [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M and Baxter G W. “An approximation for the fiber refractive index profile via trapezoid formula”, Tamsui Oxford Journal of Mathematical Sciences 18, 193-196. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M, Dragomir S S and Farrell P. “Approximating the finite Hilbert transform via trapezoid type inequalities”, Computers & Mathematics with Applications 43, 1359-1369. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M, Dragomir S S, Farrell P M and Baxter G W, 2002. “On some new estimates of the finite Hilbert transform”, Libertas Mathematica 21, 65-75. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M, Dragomir S S, Gu M, Gan X and White R. “An approximation of the Hankel transform for absolutely continuous mappings”, J. KSIAM 6, 17-31. [Top of page]

• Forsyth D I, Wade S A, Sun T, Chen X and Grattan K T V. “Dual temperature and strain measurement with the combined fluorescence lifetime and Bragg wavelength shift approach in doped optical fiber”, Appl. Opt. 41, 6585-6592. [Top of page]

• Roberts A, Ampem-Lassen E, Barty A, Nugent K A, Baxter G W, Dragomir N M and Huntington S T. “Refractive-index profiling of optical fibers with axial symmetry by use of quantitative phase microscopy”, Optics Letters 27, 2061-2063. [Top of page]

• Roberts A, Thorn K, Michna M L, Dragomir N, Farrell P and Baxter G. “Determination of bending-induced strain in optical fibers by use of quantitative phase imaging”, Optics Letters 27, 86-88. [Top of page]

• Vale C J, Walkiewicz M R, Farrell P M and Scholten R E. “One-dimensional laser cooling of an atomic beam in a sealed vapor cell”, American Journal of Physics 70, 71-75. [Top of page]

CONFERENCES 2002

• Dragomir N M, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Farrell P M, Stevenson A J, Garchev D D and Roberts A. “DIC imaging of an optical fiber Bragg grating”, Technical Digest Optical Fiber Communication Conference 2002 (TOPS Vol. 70), Anaheim USA, (OSA, Washington DC USA), p. 700. [Top of page]

• Collins S F, Farrell P M, Wade S A, Baxter G W, Simpson D A, Stevenson A J, Grattan K T V and Forsyth D I. “Modelling strain dependence of fluorescence from doped optical fibres: application to neodymium”, Technical Digest 15^th International Optical Fiber Sensors Conference, Portland Oregon USA, (IEEE Catalog No. 02EX533, Piscataway NJ), pp. 439-442. [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W and Farrell P M. “Temperature and strain measurement using a combined fiber Bragg grating and fluorescence intensity ratio technique in Er³⁺-doped fiber”, Technical Digest 15^th International Optical Fiber Sensors Conference, Portland Oregon USA, (IEEE Catalog No. 02EX533, Piscataway NJ), pp. 107-110. [Top of page]

• Ampem-Lassen E, Roberts A, Nugent K A, Baxter G W, Dragomir N M and Huntington S T. “Refractive index profiling of axisymmetric optical fibres using quantitative phase microscopy”, Proc. 27^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, co-located with 15^th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics, Sydney, (ISBN 0-9581182-0-5), pp. 128-130. [Top of page]

• Collins S F, Simpson D A, Wade S A, Baxter G W, Farrell P M, Grattan K T V and Forsyth D I. “Modelling of the concentration dependence of fluorescence from neodymium-doped optical fibres and its application to strain and temperature sensing”, Proc. 27^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, co-located with 15^th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics, Sydney, (ISBN 0-9581182-0-5), pp. 35-37. [Top of page]

• Michna M L, Thorn K, Roberts A, Dragomir N M and Baxter G W. “Characterisation of induced axial stress in bent optical fibres”. Proc. 27^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, co-located with 15^th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics, Sydney, (ISBN 0-9581182-0-5), pp. 65-67. [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, Wade S A, Baxter G W and Collins S F. “Dual strain and temperature sensor using a fluorescence intensity ratio in Er³⁺-doped fibre combined with a fibre Bragg grating”, Proc. 27^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, co-located with 15^th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics, Sydney, (ISBN 0-9581182-0-5), pp. 122-124. [Top of page]

• Wade S A, Dragomir N M, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Grattan K T V and Sun T. “Annealing effects in optical fibres used in fluorescence based temperature sensing”, Proc. 27^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, co-located with 15^th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics, Sydney, (ISBN 0-9581182-0-5), pp. 119-121. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M, Baxter G W, Farrell P M, Roberts A, and Ampem-Lassen E. “Near field measurements of a Wollaston prism shear displacement”, 15^th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics incorporating the Conference of the Australian Optical Society, Sydney, Abstracts p. 180. (Published in CD-ROM, ISBN 0-9598064-4-X, Causal Productions, Adelaide SA, pp. 331-333) [Top of page]

• Grattan K T V, Sun T, Collins S F and Wade S A. “Optical fibre Bragg grating and fluorescent sensor systems” (invited paper), 15^th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics incorporating the Conference of the Australian Optical Society, Sydney, Abstracts p. 114. [Top of page]

• Nguyen T B, Baxter G W, Farrell P M and Monnom G. “Dependence of the fluorescence lifetime with dopant concentration and pump power in erbium-doped optical fibres”, 15^th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics incorporating the Conference of the Australian Optical Society, Sydney, Abstracts p. 205. [Top of page]

• Roberts A, Ampem-Lassen E, Michna M L, Nugent K A, Huntington S T, Baxter G W and Dragomir N M. “New directions in optical fibre characterisation”, 15^th National Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics incorporating the Conference of the Australian Optical Society, Sydney, Abstracts p. 114. [Top of page]

• Roberts A, Baxter G, Dragomir N, Huntington S T, Ampem-Lassen E, Michna M L and Nugent K A. “Phase imaging methods for optical fiber characterization”. Technical Digest: Symposium on Optical Fiber Measurements 2002, Boulder Colorado, (NIST Special Publication 988, USA), pp. 109-112. [Top of page]

• Collins S F. “Optical fibre sensors for simultaneous measurement of strain and temperature”, Science & Technology Workshop (sponsored by US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR)), Monash University, 19 – 20 September 2002. [Top of page]

• Mortezapour E, Wade S A, Collins S F and Baxter G W. “Temperature and strain characterisation of the fluorescence lifetime of erbium-doped silica fibres for temperature sensor applications”, The Inaugural Australasian Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Monash University, Australia, November 2002. [Top of page]

• Rollinson C M, Wade S A, Dragomir N M, Baxter G W and Collins S F, “Imaging of Fibre Bragg Gratings: Towards the realisation of better sensors”, The Inaugural Australasian Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Monash University, Australia, November 2002. [Top of page]

• Sidiroglou F, Wade S A, Dragomir N M, Collins S F and Baxter G W. “Potential for very high temperature sensing using neodymium and ytterbium doped silica fibres”, The Inaugural Australasian Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Monash University, Australia, November 2002. [Top of page]

PUBLICATIONS 2001

JOURNALS 2001

• Wade S A, Collins S F, Baxter G W and Monnom G. “Effect of strain on temperature measurements using the fluorescence intensity ratio technique (with Nd³⁺ and Yb^3+-doped silica fibers)”. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 72, 3180-3185[Top of page]

CONFERENCES 2001

• Vergara M C, Wade S A, Nguyen T B, Farrell P M, Collins S F and Baxter G W. “Optimising the performance of optical temperature sensors”. Symposium on Smart Materials and MEMS - Smart Structures and Devices Conference, Melbourne Australia, Proc. SPIE 4235, 278-287. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N M, Farrell P M, Baxter G W, Stevenson A J Monnom G, Brechet F and Roberts A. “Investigating refractive index of photonic band gap fibres using DIC microscopy”, Proc. OECC/IOOC Conference, incorporating 26^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Sydney, (ISBN 0 646 41752 5) pp. 156-157. [Top of page]

• Vasiliev M, Stevenson A J and Collins S F. “Low coherence interferometric strain and temperature sensing using a triple wavelength synthesised source”, Proc. OECC/IOOC Conference, incorporating 26^th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology, Sydney, (ISBN 0 646 41752 5) pp. 275-277. [Top of page]

• Farrell P M, Baxter G W and Roberts A. “Characterising optical fibres and waveguides by high resolution microscopy”, 11^th Conference on Sensors and their Applications, London UK (IOP Bristol), pp. 13-18. [Top of page]

• Farrell P M, Wade S A, Baxter G W, Collins S F, Stevenson A J and Grattan K T V. “On the physical origin of strain sensitivity in optical fibre rare earth fluorescence sensors”, 11^th Conference on Sensors and their Applications, London UK (IOP, Bristol), pp. 231–236. [Top of page]

• Vasiliev M, Stevenson A J, Collins S F, Farrell P M and Booth D J. “Demonstration of improved central fringe identification in an all-fibre low coherence interferometer with a triple wavelength synthesised source”, 11^th Conference on Sensors and their Applications, London UK (IOP Bristol), pp. 141-146. [Top of page]

• Wade S A, Dragomir N M, Grattan K T V, Farrell P M and Baxter G W. "Analysis of physical changes to optical fibre resulting from annealing processes", 11^th Conference on Sensors and their Applications, London UK (IOP, Bristol), pp. 347-353. [Top of page]

• Collins S F, Baxter G W and Farrell P M. “Simultaneous strain and temperature measurement using optical fibre” (a Keynote talk), Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2001, Brisbane (ISBN 0-9580000-0-X), p. 39. [Top of page]

• Collins S F, Simpson D A, Farrell P M, Wade S A, Baxter G W, Stevenson A J and Grattan K T V. “Strain sensitivity of fluorescence from rare-earth-doped optical fibre sensors and its physical origin”, Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2001, Brisbane (ISBN 0-9580000-0-X), p. 98. [Top of page]

• Dragomir N, Roberts A, Baxter G, Farrell P and Garchev D. “DIC imaging of an optical fibre Bragg grating”, Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2001, Brisbane (ISBN 0-9580000-0-X), p. 57. [Top of page]

• Nguyen T B, Trpkovski S, Corbett P and Baxter G W. “Determination of erbium dopant concentration in erbium:ytterbium-codoped fibres”, Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2001, Brisbane (ISBN 0-9580000-0-X), p. 125. [Top of page]

• Roberts A, Thorn K, Michna M, Ampem-Lassen E, Huntington S, Dragomir N, Farrell P and Baxter G, 2001. “Novel imaging techniques for optical fibre characterisation” (a Keynote talk), Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2001, Brisbane (ISBN 0-9580000-0-X), p. 34. [Top of page]

• Simpson D A, Collins S F, Farrell P M and Baxter G W. “Effects of temperature and strain on the fluorescence lifetime of neodymium-doped silica fibre”, Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2001, Brisbane (ISBN 0-9580000-0-X), p. 97. [Top of page]

• Trpkovski S, Nguyen T B, Collins S F, Farrell P M, Baxter G W and Wade S A. “Strain and temperature measurement using a combined fluorescence intensity ratio and fibre Bragg grating technique”, Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Optics, Lasers and Spectroscopy 2001, Brisbane (ISBN 0-9580000-0-X), p. 106. [Top of page]