title: Wide-range fiber-optic strain sensor.
abstract: A wide-range strain sensor which utilizes optical fiber as the transducing element is reported. This device differs from the well-known microbend type sensor in that a roller chain is used to impose constant curvature bends on the fiber, rather than a corrugated plate which imposes sinusoidal bends in the microbend sensors. This change also leads to a wide range of sensitivity adjustment and a linear calibration curve.
authors.affiliation: Aerospace Corporation, P.O. Box 92957, Los Angeles, California 90009, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Marvin
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ives