Sensors based on recycled optical fibers destroyed by the catastrophic fuse effect

Paulo S. André; M. Fátima Domingues; Paulo Antunes; Nélia Alberto; Ana Rita Frias; R. A. S. Ferreira

doi:10.1117/12.2060191

22 August 2014 Sensors based on recycled optical fibers destroyed by the catastrophic fuse effect

Paulo S. André, M. Fátima Domingues, Paulo Antunes, Nélia Alberto, Ana Rita Frias, R. A. S. Ferreira

Proceedings Volume 9286, Second International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics; 92862U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060191
Event: Second International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 2014, Aveiro, Portugal

Abstract

In the last decades the fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) and Fabry-Perot Interferometer (FPI) micro cavities based sensors have become one of the most attractive optical fiber sensing technologies. However, its production requires a significant economical investment. We propose a cost effective solution based on micro cavity generated by the recycling of optical fibers destroyed through the catastrophic fuse effect. This technique considerably reduces the experimental complexity and the production costs. In this paper, the application of these sensors in the monitoring of several parameters, such as refractive index, pressure, strain and temperature is presented.

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Paulo S. André, M. Fátima Domingues, Paulo Antunes, Nélia Alberto, Ana Rita Frias, and R. A. S. Ferreira "Sensors based on recycled optical fibers destroyed by the catastrophic fuse effect ", Proc. SPIE 9286, Second International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 92862U (22 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060191

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