Ultra-High Sensitive Strain Sensor Based on Post-Processed Optical Fiber Bragg Grating

Fibers

Marta S. Ferreira¹  Jörg Bierlich²  Martin Becker²  Kay Schuster²  José L. Santos¹ 

[1] INESC Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 687, Porto 4169-007, Portugal; E-Mails:;IPHT Jena, Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, Jena 07745, Germany; E-Mails:

关键词: strain sensor;    post-processing;    fiber Bragg grating;   

DOI  :  10.3390/fib2020142

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

An ultra-high sensitive strain sensor is proposed. The sensing head, based on the post-processing of a fiber Bragg grating, is used to perform passive and active strain measurements. Both wavelength and full width half maximum dependences with the applied strain are studied for the passive sensor, where maximum sensitivities of 104.1 pm/µε and 61.6 pm/µε are respectively obtained. When combining the high performance of this sensor with a ring laser cavity configuration, the Bragg grating will act as a filter and high resolution measurements can be performed. With the proposed sensor, a resolution of 700 nε is achieved.

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