Dr. Solomiya Lebid, Dept of Electronic Engineering, NUI Maynooth

Title: Fibre Bragg grating sensors and possibilities of their application

Abstract:
Bragg grating-based devices are an ubiquitous component in novel technology
vision.  The very nature of Bragg devices is that they link the external
environment directly to communication networks through fundamental physical
processes.  They are an integral part of the communication network that can
be used as high-level functional components within the network but also to
"feel" and "see" the surrounding environment and input this information
directly into the network to which they belong.  It is this fact that makes
them such an important component in modern technological solutions.  They
have a myriad of uses both in existing and future fibre-optic
telecommunication systems, and they are arguably the most adaptable and
versatile sensor technology of recent decades.  It is Bragg grating
technology that will allow "computers and networks to be integrated into the
everyday environment", and Bragg gratings that will be at the core of these
communications networks.  It is essential that European science is at the
forefront of the development of this vital technology