• DocumentCode
    80338
  • Title

    Multipoint Liquid Detection Sensor Based on the V-Grooved Single-Mode Optical Fiber

  • Author

    Kwang Taek Kim ; Jun Mo Kim

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Honam Univ., Gwangju, South Korea
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Aug. 2014
  • Firstpage
    2567
  • Lastpage
    2570
  • Abstract
    A V-grooved single-mode optical fiber is proposed as a multipoint liquid detection sensor, and its feasibility is demonstrated using optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR). The optical mode is affected by an external medium covering the V-grooved region due to the exposed fiber core. As a result, it is possible to detect the leakage of liquid and position of events through monitoring the transmission and reflection signal of OTDR.
  • Keywords
    fibre optic sensors; flow sensors; leak detection; optical time-domain reflectometry; V-grooved region; V-grooved single mode optical fiber; fiber core; liquid leakage detection; multipoint liquid detection sensor; optical mode; optical time domain reflectometry; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; OTDR; V-grooved single-mode optical fiber; liquid detection sensor; multipoint sensing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Sensors Journal, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1530-437X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSEN.2014.2312175
  • Filename
    6798736