Title :
Stabilisation of single and multimode fibre-optical microbend sensors
Author :
Yao, S.K. ; Asawa, C.K. ; Lipscomb, G.F.
Author_Institution :
TRW, Technology Research Center, El Segundo, USA
Abstract :
Stability and reproducibility problems in single and multimode fibre-optic microbend strain sensors are found to be due to interference between the core mode and cladding modes in the bend region. Microbend strain sensors are stabilised by preventing the interference effect.
Keywords :
fibre optics; nonelectric sensing devices; stability; strain measurement; cladding modes; core mode; fibre-optical microbend sensors; interference; reproducibility; stability; strain sensors;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830177
