Title :
Macrobend loss reduction of a fiber interferometer using graded-index multimode fiber
Author :
Ludington, B.T. ; Weis, R.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Texas Christian Univ., Fort Worth, TX, USA
Abstract :
An optical fiber interferometer can be used to measure the pressure change between adjacent locations along a capillary tube without disturbing the fluid flow within the tube. The current work demonstrates that a novel configuration of a concatenated SM-MM-SM fiber structure, named SMS, can be used to minimize the macrobend loss of an interferometer that senses pressure changes in small capillary tubes.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; gradient index optics; light interferometers; optical fibre losses; pressure sensors; capillary tube; fluid flow; graded-index multimode fiber; macrobend loss; optical fiber interferometer; pressure sensor; Fluid flow; Fluid flow measurement; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical propagation; Pressure measurement; Samarium; Wrapping;
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.2002.1000760
