• DocumentCode
    946047
  • Title

    A lateral pressure sensor using a fiber Bragg grating

  • Author

    Sheng, Hao-Jan ; Fu, Ming-Yue ; Chen, Tzu-Chiang ; Liu, Wen-Fung ; Bor, Sheau-Shong

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Defense Univ., Taiwan
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    4/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1146
  • Lastpage
    1148
  • Abstract
    This study develops an all-optical high-sensitivity pressure sensor based on fiber Bragg grating (FBG) encapsulated in a polymer-half-filled metal cylinder. The polymer can be pressurized along one radial direction only, and responds to an axial force on the round plate, creating an axial stretched-strain on the FBG. The measured pressure sensitivity is 2.2×10-2 MPa-1, which is 10 900 times higher than for a bare FBG. Owing to its good linearity, this sensor can be applied to measure medium pressure, liquid level, and depth underwater.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; fibre optic sensors; polymers; pressure sensors; axial stretched-strain; fiber Bragg grating; polymer-half-filled metal cylinder; pressure sensitivity; pressure sensor; Bragg gratings; Capacitive sensors; Engine cylinders; Fiber gratings; Force sensors; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Photoelasticity; Polymer films; Pressure measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2004.824998
  • Filename
    1281899