Title :
Novel distributed sensor design for corrosion monitoring using photonic crystal fibers
Author :
McCague, Colum ; Fabian, Matthias ; Karimi, Maryam ; Sun, Tairen ; Grattan, K.T.V.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Math. Sci., City Univ. London, London, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel optical fiber sensor design, using birefringent photonic crystal fibers, for corrosion initiation monitoring. The corresponding birefringence variation induced by corrosion can be monitored using a Sagnac interferometer.
Keywords :
birefringence; distributed sensors; fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; photonic crystals; birefringence variation; birefringent photonic crystal fibers; corrosion initiation monitoring; distributed sensor; optical fiber sensor; Concrete; Corrosion; Monitoring; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; corrosion; optical fiber sensor; photonic crystal fibres;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Infocomm Technology (ICAIT), 2013 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hsinchu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0464-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICAIT.2013.6621476
