“…Fiber optical temperature sensing with fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) have gained growing importance in many industrial applications, such as temperature monitoring and temperature control of critical components [1]. Due to their advantages, such as insensitivity to high electromagnetic fields, gamma radiation, and most chemicals, a small size, and multiplexing capability, they are highly valued to replace common electrical sensors, such as thermocouples, or to enable temperature measurements in applications with harsh environmental conditions as they occur, e.g., in energy production or distribution facilities [2,3,4,5,6,7] or in space applications [8,9]. For measuring temperatures, FBGs are commonly used within a loose-tube packaging, where the FBGs are shielded from mechanical stress by a protecting capillary.…”