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Transverse stress fiber Bragg grating sensor with high-spatial resolution and temperature stability

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Author(s)

Robert J. Espejo, Shellee D. Dyer

Abstract

We demonstrate a new method for measuring transverse stress with 10.2 υm spatial resolution in a fiber Bragg grating sensor, without the use of polarization-maintaining fiber, by combining a four-state polarization analysis with a layer-peeling algorithm. Measurements of the externally induced birefringence agree well with predicted values. We also demonstrate that our measurement is insensitive to temperature changes and spatial gradients, making it ideal for nonisothermal applications.
Citation
Journal of Lightwave Technology
Volume
25
Issue
7

Keywords

fiber Bragg gratings, fiber optic sensors, layer peeling, low coherence interferometry, transverse strain sensors

Citation

Espejo, R. and Dyer, S. (2007), Transverse stress fiber Bragg grating sensor with high-spatial resolution and temperature stability, Journal of Lightwave Technology, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=32472 (Accessed July 27, 2024)

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Created June 30, 2007, Updated October 12, 2021