DocumentCode
594147
Title
Photonic crystal fiber strain sensors for laparoscopic surgical devices
Author
Mathews, Shay ; Callaghan, D. ; Semenova, Yuliya ; Rajan, Ginu ; Farrell, Gerald
Author_Institution
Photonics Res. Centre, Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin, Ireland
fYear
2012
fDate
13-16 Dec. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Miniature photonic crystal fiber strain sensors with a typical size ~ 200 μm are fabricated and employed as force measurement sensors for a laparoscopic surgical device. The strain transfer characteristics and strain sensitivity of photonic crystal fiber interferometric sensors fixed onto the clipping arm of a commercial endoscopic clip applicator are studied and presented.
Keywords
endoscopes; force measurement; force sensors; holey fibres; interferometry; microfabrication; microsensors; photonic crystals; strain sensors; surgery; commercial endoscopic clip applicator; force measurement sensors; laparoscopic surgical devices; miniature photonic crystal fiber strain sensors; photonic crystal fiber interferometric sensors; strain sensitivity; strain transfer characteristics; Fixtures; Photonics; Strain; Strain measurement; Sun; Surgery; fiber optic force sensor; photonic crystal fiber sensors; sensorized laparoscopic clip applicator;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Global Conference (PGC), 2012
Conference_Location
Singapore
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-2513-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PGC.2012.6458053
Filename
6458053
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