We report a high-sensitivity refractive index sensor based on microfiber long period gratings (MLPGs) fabricated by a CO2 laser line-by-line inscription. The microfiber was fabricated by using hydrofluoric acid (HF) to etch a conventional single mode fiber (SMF). The MLPGs were fabricated by periodically tapering the microfiber with CO2-laser pulse line by line. We showed that a 45-period long period grating with about 15 dB attenuation dip can be realized in the microfiber with a diameter of ~32μm. The MLPGs were found to have a very high sensitivity to external refractive index, in which the sensitivity of the MLPGs can be 4 times than that of a normal long period grating (LPG).
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