Method for embedding optical fibers and optical fiber sensors in metal parts and structures

Chung E. Lee; Jorge J. Alcoz; William N. Gibler; Robert A. Atkins; Henry Fuller Taylor

doi:10.1117/12.50169

1 December 1991 Method for embedding optical fibers and optical fiber sensors in metal parts and structures

Chung E. Lee, Jorge J. Alcoz, William N. Gibler, Robert A. Atkins, Henry Fuller Taylor

Proceedings Volume 1588, Fiber Optic Smart Structures and Skins IV; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50169
Event: OE Fiber, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

A technique for embedding one or more optical fibers in a cast metal part or structure while maintaining optical transmission through the fiber is presented. This technique provides nondestructive monitor of internal perturbations of the structure. Application of the method to embedded fiber optic sensors in metallic structures and to fiber-embedded metal feedthrough are reported and the performances of temperature and ultrasound fiber sensor embedded in a cast aluminum block are demonstrated.

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Chung E. Lee, Jorge J. Alcoz, William N. Gibler, Robert A. Atkins, and Henry Fuller Taylor "Method for embedding optical fibers and optical fiber sensors in metal parts and structures", Proc. SPIE 1588, Fiber Optic Smart Structures and Skins IV, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50169

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