Abstract:Based on the fiber Bragg cladding mode, an all fiber sensor for online bending monitoring was fabricated. The 193 nm ArE excimer laser was used to inscribe the grating on the 15 mm singlemode fiber through the off-axis inscription. The response characteristics of the sensor′s bending and temperature variation were theoretically analyzed. The bending response characteristics of the sensor were experimentally investigated in the range of 0~1.2 m-1.The result showed that the response sensitivity to the bending was 0.11 dB/m-1 and the linearity was 0.996 with the increse of bending curvature and the decrease of cladding mode,and higher sensitivity and linerarity were presented. As the ambient temperature changed from 25 ℃ to 60 ℃, the sensitivity of the peak wavelength response of the sensor was 0.02 nm/℃. It was demonstrated that the proposed sensor was insensitive to temperature disturbance. Because of its simple structure, convenient production and high precision, it has a good application prospect in the field of structural health monitoring of the oil and gas pipelines.