• DocumentCode
    1463041
  • Title

    Highly Sensitive Bend Sensor Based on Bragg Grating in Eccentric Core Polymer Fiber

  • Author

    Chen, Xianfeng ; Zhang, Chi ; Webb, David J. ; Kalli, Kyriacos ; Peng, Gang-Ding

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    850
  • Lastpage
    852
  • Abstract
    We report on an optical bend sensor based on a Bragg grating inscribed in an eccentric core polymer optical fiber. The device exhibits the strong fiber orientation dependence, the wide bend curvature range of ±22.7 m-1, and high bend sensitivity of 63 pm/m-1.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; bending; curvature measurement; fibre optic sensors; optical polymers; Bragg grating; eccentric core polymer fiber; eccentric core polymer optical fiber; highly sensitive bend sensor; optical bend sensor; Bend sensor; Bragg grating; polymer optical fiber (POF);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2010.2046482
  • Filename
    5443566
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1463041