Fiber optic sensing system for smart materials and structures

Author

Cusano, Andrea ; Breglio, Giovanni ; Giordano, Michele ; Calabro, Antonio ; Nicolais, Luigi ; Cutolo, Antonello

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun. Eng., Naples Univ., Italy

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

401

Abstract

In this work, a fiber optic multiparameter sensing system is presented It could be used for process and structural health monitoring in concrete structures. Reflectometric technique has been implemented for refractive index measurements by using as transducer the fiber end/host interface. Results on the capability of the developed sensor to monitor the curing process of thermoset based composites are presented. The integration with fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) with the aim to perform temperature and strain measurements has been discussed. Two low cost intensity based demodulation techniques for FBG interrogation have been developed and tested. Preliminary experimental results are shown

Keywords

Bragg gratings; computerised monitoring; concrete; fibre optic sensors; intelligent materials; intelligent structures; optical fibres; refractive index measurement; FBG interrogation; concrete structure monitoring; curing process; fiber Bragg gratings; fiber end/host interface; fiber optic multiparameter sensing system; low-cost intensity-based demodulation techniques; process monitoring; reflectometric technique; refractive index measurements; smart materials; smart structures; strain measurements; temperature measurements; thermoset based composites; Bragg gratings; Building materials; Concrete; Fiber gratings; Monitoring; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Refractive index; Transducers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 IEEE/ASME International Conference on

Conference_Location

Como

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6736-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AIM.2001.936488

Filename

936488