# High-speed 100 MHz strain monitor using fiber Bragg grating and optical filter for magnetostriction measurements under ultrahigh magnetic fields

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a high-speed fiber Bragg grating-based strain monitor capable of measuring magnetostriction under ultrahigh magnetic fields up to 150 T with high resolution and robustness.

## Contribution

It presents a novel 100 MHz strain measurement system using fiber optics suitable for ultrahigh magnetic field environments, enabling detailed magnetostriction studies.

## Key findings

- Measured magnetostriction of LaCoO₃ at various temperatures.
- Observed B² dependence and first-order transition in magnetostriction.
- Demonstrated robustness and high-speed performance under destructive pulse magnets.

## Abstract

A high-speed 100 MHz strain monitor using a fiber Bragg grating, an optical filter, and a mode-locked optical fiber laser has been devised, which has a resolution of $\Delta L/L\sim10^{-4}$. The strain monitor is sufficiently fast and robust for the magnetostriction measurements of magnetic materials under ultrahigh magnetic fields generated with destructive pulse magnets, where the sweep rate is in the range of 10-100 T/$\mu$s. As a working example, the magnetostriction of LaCoO$_{3}$ was measured at room temperature, 115 K, and 7$\sim$4.2 K up to a maximum magnetic field of 150 T. The smooth $B^{2}$ dependence and the first-order transition were observed at 115 K and 7$\sim$4.2 K, respectively, reflecting the field-induced spin-state evolution.