Low-profile fibers for embedded smart structure applications

Ashish M. Vengsarkar; Kent A. Murphy; Michael F. Gunther; Angela J. Plante; Richard O. Claus

doi:10.1117/12.50160

1 December 1991 Low-profile fibers for embedded smart structure applications

Ashish M. Vengsarkar, Kent A. Murphy, Michael F. Gunther, Angela J. Plante, Richard O. Claus

Proceedings Volume 1588, Fiber Optic Smart Structures and Skins IV; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50160
Event: OE Fiber, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Low profile single-mode and multimode fibers with cladding sizes on the order of 35-40 microns have been fabricated for embedded sensor applications. Sensor performance of a single-mode Fabry-Perot configuration as well as a two-mode, elliptical-core, differential interferometric scheme shows sensitivities as high as those expected from conventional fiber sensors. Comparative effects of embedded fibers evaluated using simple c-scans and photomicrographs indicate the relatively less deleterious effects of low profile fibers. We present a prognosis of the lowest possible diameters that may be feasible in the future, from the handling ability and manufacturability standpoints.

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Ashish M. Vengsarkar, Kent A. Murphy, Michael F. Gunther, Angela J. Plante, and Richard O. Claus "Low-profile fibers for embedded smart structure applications", Proc. SPIE 1588, Fiber Optic Smart Structures and Skins IV, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50160

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