• 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