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The development of FBG inscription techniques through the fibre polymer coating using infrared (IR) lasers has overcome the mechanical weaknesses introduced by removal of the fibre coating, which is typically required for conventional UV laser inscription of FBGs. Type I and Type II femtosecond gratings are fabricated using through-coating inscription techniques, but the higher laser energy used for Type II gratings damages the glass fibre core, impacting mechanical performance. This paper investigates the fatigue performance of Type I and Type II through-coating FBG sensors with different fibre geometries and photosensitisation approaches to evaluate their overall reliability and durability, with a view to assess their performance for potential use in civil and defence SHM applications. The fatigue performance of FBG sensors was assessed under high-strain and high-frequency mechanical loading conditions by using a custom-designed electro-dynamically actuated loading assembly. In addition, pre- and post-fatigue microscopic analyses and high-resolution reflection spectrum characterisation were conducted to investigate the failure regions of the fibres and the effect of fatigue loading on reflection spectrum features. As expected, Type I gratings had a significantly higher fatigue life compared to Type II gratings. However, Type II gratings performed significantly better than conventional UV laser-inscribed FBGs and electrical foil strain gauges. Type II gratings withstand higher temperatures, and are therefore more suitable for application in harsh environments.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s22228812","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,15]],"date-time":"2022-11-15T02:36:40Z","timestamp":1668479800000},"page":"8812","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Fatigue Performance of Type I and Type II Fibre Bragg Gratings Fabricated by Femtosecond Laser Inscription through the Coating"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Naizhong","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6766-9484","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Suzana","family":"Turk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Defence Science and Technology Group, 506 Lorimer Street, Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claire","family":"Davis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Defence Science and Technology Group, 506 Lorimer Street, Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4359-2814","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wing K.","family":"Chiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3072-693X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tommy","family":"Boilard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre d\u2019Optique, Photonique et Laser (COPL), Universit\u00e9 Laval, Qu\u00e9bec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Martin","family":"Bernier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre d\u2019Optique, Photonique et Laser (COPL), Universit\u00e9 Laval, Qu\u00e9bec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"647","DOI":"10.1063\/1.89881","article-title":"Photosensitivity in optical fiber waveguides: Application to reflection filter fabrication","volume":"32","author":"Hill","year":"1978","journal-title":"Appl. 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