Low-Cost Coil-Shaped Optical Fiber Displacement Sensor for a Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber Actuator Unit

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 6497-6503
Author(s):  
Ken Masuya
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Displacement Sensor ◽  
Polymer Fiber

scholarly journals A Novel Micro-Displacement Sensor Based on Double Optical Fiber Probes Made through Photopolymer Materials

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 5475
Author(s):  
Fuzheng Zhang ◽  
Qijing Lin ◽  
Liangquan Zhu ◽  
Na Zhao ◽  
Feng Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Electromagnetic Interference ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Optical Power ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Response Speed ◽  
Displacement Sensor ◽  
Optical Fiber Probes ◽  
Fiber Probes

In this paper, a novel micro-displacement sensor with double optical fiber probes is proposed and designed, which can realize the highly sensitive sensing of longitudinal or lateral micro-displacements. The optical fiber probes are made through photopolymer formulation, and the effects of reaction time and optical power on the growth length of the probe are illustrated. The relationship between light intensity and longitudinal micro-displacement is a power function in the range of 0–100 μm at room temperature with a correlation coefficient of 98.92%. For lateral micro-displacement, the sensitivity is −2.9697 dBm/μm in the range of 0–6 μm with a linear fit of 99.61%. In addition, the linear correlation coefficient decreases as the initial longitudinal distance increases, and the function of these correlation coefficients is also linear with a linearity of 96.14%. This sensor has a simple manufacturing process, low cost, high sensitivity, and fast response speed. It is suitable for harsh environments such as strong electromagnetic interference and corrosivity, and has a broad application prospect in the field of micro-displacement sensing.

An enlarge polymer optical fiber linear-displacement sensor based on constructive interference

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 102481
Author(s):  
Abdul Ghaffar ◽  
Mujahid Mehdi ◽  
YanYun Hu ◽  
Arnaldo G. Leal-Junior ◽  
Abdul Basit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Linear Displacement ◽  
Displacement Sensor ◽  
Polymer Optical Fiber ◽  
Constructive Interference

scholarly journals An Enhanced Plastic Optical Fiber-Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor with a Double-Sided Polished Structure

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1516
Author(s):  
Lian Liu ◽  
Shijie Deng ◽  
Jie Zheng ◽  
Libo Yuan ◽  
Hongchang Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fiber Axis ◽  
Plastic Optical Fiber ◽  
Au Film ◽  
Spr Sensor ◽  
Resonance Sensor

An enhanced plastic optical fiber (POF)-based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor is proposed by employing a double-sided polished structure. The sensor is fabricated by polishing two sides of the POF symmetrically along with the fiber axis, and a layer of Au film is deposited on each side of the polished region. The SPR can be excited on both polished surfaces with Au film coating, and the number of light reflections will be increased by using this structure. The simulation and experimental results show that the proposed sensor has an enhanced SPR effect. The visibility and full width at half maximum (FWHM) of spectrum can be improved for the high measured refractive index (RI). A sensitivity of 4284.8 nm/RIU is obtained for the double-sided POF-based SPR sensor when the measured liquid RI is 1.42. The proposed SPR sensor is easy fabrication and low cost, which can provide a larger measurement range and action area to the measured samples, and it has potential application prospects in the oil industry and biochemical sensing fields.

Fast four-channel fibre-optic displacement sensor for measuring impact waves at low cost

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1162-1166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Nilsson ◽  
Dan Tilert ◽  
Attila Temun ◽  
Torgny E Carlsson ◽  
Lars Mattsson
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Displacement Sensor ◽  
Fibre Optic

scholarly journals Whispering Gallery Mode Based Optical Fiber Sensor for Measuring Concentration of Salt Solution

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Chin Chiang ◽  
Jian-Cin Chao
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Optical Fiber Sensor ◽  
Whispering Gallery Mode ◽  
Solution Concentration ◽  
Fiber Sensor ◽  
Average Sensitivity ◽  
Whispering Gallery ◽  
The Right

An optical fiber solution-concentration sensor based on whispering gallery mode (WGM) is proposed in this paper. The WGM solution-concentration sensors were used to measure salt solutions, in which the concentrations ranged from 1% to 25% and the wavelength drifted from the left to the right. The experimental results showed an average sensitivity of approximately 0.372 nm/% and anR2linearity of 0.8835. The proposed WGM sensors are of low cost, feasible for mass production, and durable for solution-concentration sensing.

Evaluation of a low-cost optical-fiber-based strain sensor

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Inder ◽  
M. A. Buckley ◽  
Tonguy Liu ◽  
Gerard F. Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Strain Sensor

Performance Optimization Based Spectrum Analysis on Optical Fiber Raman Amplifier with Backward Pumping

2012 ◽  
Vol 263-266 ◽  
pp. 1004-1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Ying Liu ◽  
Yan Huang ◽  
Chun Yu Liu ◽  
Xin Ming Zhang ◽  
Jiu Ru Yang
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Spectrum Analysis ◽  
Performance Optimization ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Low Complexity ◽  
Gain Bandwidth ◽  
Raman Amplifier ◽  
Fiber Raman Amplifier ◽  
Output Performance ◽  
Output Characteristics

Optical fiber Raman amplifier (OFRA) with wide and flat gain bandwidth has been widely applied in the fields of optical communication, sensing and measurement. However, the performance optimization is always one of the hot topics in the study of OFRA, because its output characteristics are hardly dependent to some key designing parameters. In this paper, to overcome the problems above, we adopt a spectrum analysis based method to study the output performance of an OFRA system with backward pumping. By simulating the operation of the OFRA system, its output characteristics are first showed easily, with the advantages of real time, low cost, and low complexity. Further, according to the numerical results obtained, the optimal parameters of an OFRA system are determinate, and the performance in terms of output power, signal noise ratio, and the level of gain flatness is improved and optimized obviously.

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