Title :
Contact force sensor based on microfiber Bragg grating
Author :
Kit Man Chung ; Zhengyong Liu ; Chao Lu ; Hwa-Yaw Tam
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate a miniature contact force sensor based on a 30-μm diameter microfiber Bragg grating packaged with a conforming elastomer material features extremely high sensitivity up to 0.8-mN to contract force.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; elastomers; fibre optic sensors; force sensors; micro-optics; conforming elastomer material; microfiber Bragg grating; miniature contact force sensor; size 30 mum; Fiber gratings; Force; Force sensors; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
