Title :
Normal free space coupling of reflection-based fiber Bragg grating sensors embedded in composite materials
Author :
Qiu, Liang ; Goossen, Keith W. ; Heider, Dirk ; Brien, Daniel J O ; Wetzel, Eric D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
This paper investigates non-contact, surface normal interrogation of reflection-based fiber Bragg grating sensors embedded in composite materials. The approach is based on a novel polishing technique integrating high quality mirrors onto the optical fiber.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; composite materials; fibre optic sensors; mirrors; optical fibre fabrication; polishing; composite materials; high quality mirror; noncontact interrogation; normal free space coupling; polishing technique; reflection based fiber Bragg grating sensor; surface normal interrogation; Fiber gratings; Lapping; Optical fiber sensors; Reflection; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110753
