DocumentCode
610677
Title
Temperature insensitive miniature photonic crystal fiber interferometric (PCFI) strain sensors
Author
Mathews, Shay ; Semenova, Yuliya ; Rajan, Ginu ; Callaghan, D. ; Farrell, Gerald
Author_Institution
Photonics Res. Centre, Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin, Ireland
fYear
2012
fDate
9-12 Dec. 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Ambient temperature and refractive index insensitive miniature PCFI strain sensors are fabricated using precision cleaving and fusion splicing technique. These sensors can be used to provide force feedback for surgical staplers employed in laparoscopic surgeries.
Keywords
fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; light interferometers; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; refractive index; strain sensors; ambient temperature insensitive miniature PCFI strain sensors; force feedback; fusion splicing technique; laparoscopic surgery; precision cleaving; refractive index insensitive miniature PCFI strain sensors; surgical staplers; temperature insensitive miniature photonic crystal fiber interferometric strain sensors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Fiber Optics and Photonics (PHOTONICS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Chennai
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4718-1
Type
conf
Filename
6545694
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