Title :
Correlation-based continuous wave technique of fiber Brillouin distributed strain sensing for smart materials with cm order spatial resolution
Author :
Hotate, K. ; Tanaka, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Frontier Informatics, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We perform strain measurement for a ring structure by a correlation-based technique using fiber Brillouin scattering. We demonstrate that cm-order change in strain can be observed, and the results show that this technique can be applied to smart materials.
Keywords :
distributed sensors; fibre optic sensors; intelligent materials; stimulated Brillouin scattering; strain measurement; strain sensors; cm order spatial resolution; correlation-based continuous wave technique; fiber Brillouin distributed strain sensing; fiber Brillouin scattering; ring structure; smart materials; strain measurement; Brillouin scattering; Capacitive sensors; Frequency modulation; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Probes; Pulse measurements; Spatial resolution; Strain measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967941