DocumentCode
2751737
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
fYear
2011
fDate
9-13 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
721
Lastpage
722
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8940-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110753
Filename
6110753
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