Title :
Highly sensitive fiber-optic sensor for dynamic pressure measurements
Author :
Bock, Wojtek J. ; Nawrocka, Magdalena S. ; Urbanczyk, Waclaw ; Rostkowsk, Jacek
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Optoelectron., Quebec Univ., Hull, Que., Canada
Abstract :
A new type of fiber-optic pressure sensor based on a specially developed side-hole fiber is presented. It allows for unambiguous and fast phase-shift measurements in the range from -π/2 to +π2 with a sampling rate of 5 kHz and resolution of about 1% of fullscale (2·10-3 bar)
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; pressure measurement; pressure sensors; 5 kHz; dynamic pressure measurements; fiber-optic sensor; phase-shift measurements; resolution; sampling rate; side-hole fiber; Birefringence; Decoding; Interferometers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical interferometry; Pressure measurement; Superluminescent diodes; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2000. IMTC 2000. Proceedings of the 17th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5890-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2000.848806
