Annealing effects on strain and stress sensitivity of polymer optical fibre based sensors

A. Pospori, C.A.F. Marques, M.G. Zubel, D. Sáez-Rodríguez, K. Nielsen, O. Bang, D.J. Webb

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Abstract

The annealing effects on strain and stress sensitivity of polymer optical fibre Bragg grating sensors after their photo-inscription are investigated. PMMA optical fibre based Bragg grating sensors are first photo-inscribed and then they were placed into hot water for annealing. Strain, stress and force sensitivity measurements are taken before and after annealing. Parameters such as annealing time and annealing temperature are investigated. The change of the fibre diameter due to water absorption and the annealing process is also considered. The results show that annealing the polymer optical fibre tends to increase the strain, stress and force sensitivity of the photo-inscribed sensor.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicro-Structured and Specialty Optical Fibres
EditorsKyriacos Kalli, Alexis Mendez
Place of PublicationBellingham, WA (US)
PublisherSPIE
Number of pages7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Apr 2016
EventMicro-Structured and Specialty Optical Fibres IV - SQUARE Brussels Meeting Centre, Brussels, Belgium
Duration: 4 Apr 20166 Apr 2016

Publication series

NameSPIE Proceedings
PublisherSPIE
Volume9886
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceMicro-Structured and Specialty Optical Fibres IV
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityBrussels
Period4/04/166/04/16

Bibliographical note

-Andreas Pospori, Carlos A. F. Marques, Michal G. Zubel, David Sáez-Rodríguez, Kristian Nielsen, Ole Bang, David J. Webb, "Annealing effects on strain and stress sensitivity of polymer optical fibre based sensors," Proc. SPIE 9886, Micro-Structured and Specialty Optical Fibres IV, 98860V (April 27, 2016).

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2227473

Funding: EU's FP7/2007-2013/ under REA grant agreement No. 608382; Marie Curie Intra European Fellowships (included in FP7 projects PIEF-GA-2013-628604 and PIEF-GA-2011-302919).

Keywords

  • POF
  • Bragg gratings
  • annealing
  • strain sensitivity
  • stress sensitivity
  • polymer fibre sensors

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