A distributed stress sensor based on a birefringent fiber Sagnac ring

Michael Campbell, Gang Zheng, Peter A. Wallace, A. Sheila Holmes-Smith

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Abstract

This paper describes a novel configuration of a distributed optical fiber stress sensor based on a Sagnac ring construction. The principle of operation is based on the FMCW technique. The intensity and location of a stress applied to the fiber can be determined simultaneously by detecting the amplitude and the frequency of the beat signal which is produced by two forward-coupled mode beams in the Sagnac ring. The system was found to have a spatial resolution of 1 meter in a sensing range of 50 meters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings Volume 2838, Distributed and Multiplexed Fiber Optic Sensors VI
PublisherSPIE
Pages138-142
Number of pages5
Volume2838
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Nov 1996
EventSPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation - Denver, United States
Duration: 4 Aug 19969 Aug 1996

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
PublisherSPIE
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceSPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDenver
Period4/08/969/08/96

Keywords

  • Distributed optical fiber sensors
  • Optical fiber siress sensors
  • Sagnac interferometer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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