The present invention is a process for manufacturing an optical fiber Bragg grating, which in a preferred embodiment includes the steps of: (a) removing at least a portion of a removable coating on an optical fiber element in at least one section to sufficiently expose the optical fiber in the section...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US20010020375?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20010020375 - Apparatus and process for the manufacture of optical fiber bragg gratings