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Optical Fiber Polarimetric Sensor For Measurement Of Load
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Proceedings Of Spie - The International Society For Optical Engineering. , v. 5503, n. , p. 333 - 341, 2004.
0277786X
10.1117/12.579534
2-s2.0-3843141566
Autor
Medrano R.E.
Barreto Da Silva R.
Institución
Resumen
The optical fiber birefringence is modified by application of stress over the fiber. This characteristic is used in load cell development, using the polarimetric technique. A test sample is developed embedding the optical fiber in epoxy resin. This resin presents a high elastic module and permits a good transference of the stress acting on the resin to the optical fiber. The sensor consists of a polarized Ga-As laser coupled to a single-mode optical fiber of medium birefringence. A germanium device detects the signal variation imposed by the stress application. The output of this device (intensity of light as a function of load) is a quadratic sinusoidal curve. The theoretical stress acting on the fiber as a function of load was calculated by finite element method and by elasticity solutions of compose materials. Measurement of increase in load that corresponds to a period of the quadratic sinusoidal curve was used to compare phase change analysis based in birefringence theory with mechanical methods to calculate the relation between the applied stress and the stress acting on the optical fiber. 5503
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