Title :
Birefringent interferometer-based strain sensor with temperature insensitivity
Author :
Kwon, Oh-Jang ; Kim, Hyun-Joo ; Chu, Suho ; Kim, Min-Seok ; Lee, Sang Bae ; Chung, Youngjoo ; Han, Young-Geun
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Hanyang Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
A simple scheme for a temperature-insensitive strain sensor based on a birefringent interferometer is investigated. The strain sensitivity is measured to be 1.3 pm/muepsiv in a strain range from 0 to 1600 muepsiv.
Keywords :
birefringence; fibre optic sensors; refractive index; strain sensors; birefringent interferometer-based strain sensor; temperature insensitivity; Birefringence; Capacitive sensors; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical interferometry; Sagnac interferometers; Strain measurement; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5219752
