DocumentCode
1274872
Title
Water sensor with optical fiber
Author
Tomita, Shigeru ; Tachino, Hiroyuki ; Kasahara, Nobuyuki
Author_Institution
NTT Transmission Syst. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan
Volume
8
Issue
12
fYear
1990
fDate
12/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1829
Lastpage
1832
Abstract
In optical-fiber networks, it is important to monitor water which seeps into splice enclosures. The fibers have residual stress at splicing points, and when water is present, this adversely affects fiber lifetime. A water sensor which has a simple structure for monitoring water at splicing points has been developed. This water sensor causes optical loss due to fiber bending when water seeps into splicing enclosures. The design method using a fiber-bending model and sensor performance are described
Keywords
bending; fibre optic sensors; optical fibres; optical losses; water; fiber bending; fiber lifetime; fiber-bending model; fibre optic sensors; fibre splice enclosure water monitoring; optical fiber; optical loss; optical-fiber networks; residual stress; sensor performance; splice enclosures; splicing points; water sensor; Design methodology; Monitoring; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Residual stresses; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Splicing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.62878
Filename
62878
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