Title :
Distributed strain sensing with fibre Bragg grating arrays embedded in CRTM composites
Author :
Friebele, E.J. ; Askins, Charles G
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC
fDate :
10/13/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensor arrays fabricated during optical fibre drawing have been embedded in fibre-resin composite panels made by the continuous resin transfer molding (CRTM) process to accurately measure distributed strain
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; drawing (mechanical); fibre optic sensors; glass fibre reinforced composites; optical fibre fabrication; strain measurement; CRTM composites; continuous resin transfer molding process; distributed strain sensing; fibre Bragg grating arrays; fibre-resin composite panels; optical fibre drawing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19941180