title: Design of a pressure sensor based on optical fiber Bragg grating lateral deformation.
abstract: This paper describes steps involved in the design and realization of a new type of pressure sensor based on the optical fiber Bragg grating. A traditional pressure sensor has very limited usage in heavy industrial environments, particularly in explosive or electromagnetically noisy environments. Utilization of optics in these environments eliminates all surrounding influences. An initial motivation for our development was the research, experimental validation, and realization of a complex smart pressure sensor based on the optical principle. The main benefit of this solution consists of increasing sensitivity, resistance to electromagnetic interference, dimensions, and potential increased accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microelectronics, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Udolni 53, CZ-602 00 Brno, Czech Republic. urban@feec.vutbr.cz
authors.forename: Frantisek
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kadlec
authors.forename: Radek
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vlach
authors.forename: Radek
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuchta
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004548:Elasticity / Q000502:physiology; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055100:Optical Fibers; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011312:Pressure; D054159:Torsion, Mechanical