Title :
Micro-displacement sensors based on plastic photonic bandgap Bragg fibers
Author :
Qu, Hongyang ; Brastaviceanu, T. ; Bergeron, Francois ; Olesik, J. ; Pavlov, I. ; Skorobogatiy, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Genie Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate a micro-displacement sensor that detects changes in the fiber reflection intensity caused by deflection of a few cm-long, photonic bandgap Bragg fiber. Displacements below 10 μm can be detected with this sensor.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; displacement measurement; fibre optic sensors; micro-optics; microsensors; photonic band gap; fiber reflection intensity; microdisplacement sensors; plastic photonic bandgap Bragg fibers; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optoelectronic and photonic sensors; Photonic band gap; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656653
