Sagnac distributed FMCW birefringent fiber stress sensor

M. Campbell, G. Zheng, P. A. Wallace, A. S. Holmes-Smith

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Abstract

This paper describes a new distributed optical fiber stress sensor which consists of a birefringent fiber Sagnac ring and whose principle of operation is based on the FMCW technique. The intensity and the 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 forwardcoupled mode beams in the Sagnac ring. The system was found to have a reasonable spatial resolution of 1 meter in a sensing range of 50 meters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 11th Optical Fiber Sensors Conference, OFS 1996
PublisherOptica Publishing Group (formerly OSA)
Pages538-541
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781557528209
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 May 1996
Event11th Optical Fiber Sensors Conference - Sapporo, Japan
Duration: 21 May 199621 May 1996

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers

Conference

Conference11th Optical Fiber Sensors Conference
Abbreviated title OFS 1996
Country/TerritoryJapan
CitySapporo
Period21/05/9621/05/96

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials

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