A temperature sensor based on a polymer optical fiber macro-bend.
The design and development of a plastic optical fiber (POF) macrobend temperature sensor is presented. The sensor has a linear response versus temperature at a fixed bend radius, with a sensitivity of . The sensor system used a dummy fiber-optic sensor for reference purposes having a resolution below 0.3 °C. A comprehensive experimental analysis was carried out to provide insight into the effect of different surrounding media on practical macro-bend POF sensor implementation. Experimental results are successfully compared with bend loss calculations.
Departamento de Tecnología Electrónica, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avenida de la Universidad 30, Leganés 28911, Spain. atapetad@ing.uc3m.es.
Alberto Tapetado
AT
Moraleda
Carmen Vázquez
CV
García
Joseba Zubia
JZ
Zaballa
Juan
J
Arrue
D055119:Elastic Modulus; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010969:Plastics / Q000737:chemistry*; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013817:Thermography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014159:Transducers
D010969:Plastics