title: Piezoelectric bimorph optical-fiber sensor.
abstract: We propose and demonstrate a novel high-voltage optical-fiber sensor. This sensor consists of an emitting fiber, a receiving fiber, and a piezoelectric bimorph transducer. The emitting fiber is fixed in a base, whereas the receiving fiber is mounted on the free end of the piezoelectric bimorph transducer. When a voltage is applied to the piezoelectric bimorph transducer, its free end is displaced over a distance delta. The displacement induces a loss in the optical coupling between the emitting and the receiving fiber. The voltage can be measured by monitoring the coupling loss.
authors.affiliation: Photonic Systems Group, Institute for National Measurement Standards, National Research Council, M-50 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R6. fengguo.sun@nrc.ca
authors.forename: Fengguo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Gaozhi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Zhiyi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chander P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Grover