Title :
Implementation of chirped fiber Bragg gratings (CFBG) as optical wear sensors
Author :
Gillooly, A.M. ; Zhang, L. ; Bennion, I. ; Chisholm, K.E.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
This study discusses the fabrication and implementation of chirped fiber Bragg grating (CFBG) as optical wear sensors. Such a sensor has potential applications in monitoring grinding and milling machines through a safety device to check the wear on a car brake. The CFBG wear sensor has advantages over existing wear sensing techniques as it does not require electrical current to be passed through the sensor itself. This makes it eligible for application in combustible environments such as in the oil and gas industry.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; chirp modulation; condition monitoring; fibre optic sensors; wear testing; chirped fiber Bragg gratings; combustible environment applications; grinding monitoring; milling machines monitoring; optical wear sensors; wear sensing techniques; Bragg gratings; Condition monitoring; Fiber gratings; Metalworking machines; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Petroleum; Safety devices; Wearable sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251615
