Title :
Preliminary investigation of air-included polymer coatings for enhanced sensitivity of fiber-optic acoustic sensors
Author :
Cole, J.H. ; Sunderman, C. ; Tveten, A.B. ; Kirkendall, C. ; Dandridge, A.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Techniques Branch, Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
We report here, the acoustically induced normalized phase sensitivity for polyurethane and uv-curable acrylate air-included polymers (AIP) measured dynamically over the frequency range of 0. 1 to 1 kHz. The measured sensitivity is compared with a simple model.
Keywords :
acoustic transducers; acousto-optical devices; fibre optic sensors; polymer films; 0.1 to 1 kHz; UV-curable acrylate; air-included polymer coating; fiber-optic acoustic sensor; phase sensitivity; polyurethane; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic sensors; Capacitive sensors; Coatings; Geometry; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Polymer films;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, 2002. Ofs 2002, 15th
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7289-1
DOI :
10.1109/OFS.2002.1000567
