A simple strain sensor using a thin film as a low-finesse fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer

Authors
Jiang, MZ Gerhard, E
Citation
Mz. Jiang et E. Gerhard, A simple strain sensor using a thin film as a low-finesse fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer, SENS ACTU-A, 88(1), 2001, pp. 41-46
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL
ISSN journal
09244247 → ACNP
Volume
88
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
41 - 46
Database
ISI
SICI code
0924-4247(20010120)88:1<41:ASSSUA>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A simple extrinsic optical-fiber strain sensor that uses a thin transparent elastic polymer film acting as a low-finesse Fabry-Perot interferometer ha s been developed and tested. The polymer is mounted at the end of a multi-m ode optical fiber as a strain sensitive element. The strain resolution of t he sensor is 2 x 10(-6), the accuracy is 5 x 10(-6) over dynamic range 0-50 00 x 10(-6). (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.