Fiber Optic Accelerometer

Steven C. Furlong; I. J. Bush; James M. Martin

doi:10.1117/12.936220

8 November 1983 Fiber Optic Accelerometer

Steven C. Furlong, I. J. Bush, James M. Martin

Proceedings Volume 0425, Single Mode Optical Fibers; (1983) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936220
Event: 27th Annual Technical Symposium, 1983, San Diego, United States

Abstract

A sensitive fiber optic accelerometer has been fabricated and tested. The device is applicable where high sensitivity and large dynamic range are required. The transducer consists of a single-mode optical fiber wrapped many times around a solid right circular cylinder to amplify the radial deformation of the cylinder under axial acceleration. Two of these cylinders can be implemented in a differential manner to make the device insensitive to common-mode effects. The sensitivity and dynamic range of the sensor can be tailored through a suitable choice of cylinder material or by mass loading techniques.

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Steven C. Furlong, I. J. Bush, and James M. Martin "Fiber Optic Accelerometer", Proc. SPIE 0425, Single Mode Optical Fibers, (8 November 1983); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936220

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