Distributed load sensor by use of a chirped moiré fiber Bragg grating

Andrew M. Gillooly, Helen Dobb, Lin Zhang, Ian Bennion

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Abstract

A chirped moiré fiber Bragg grating has been demonstrated to be capable of measuring the magnitude, position, and footprint of a transverse load. The device provides an average spatial resolution of 164 μm and has a load accuracy of 0.15 N/mm, or 50 με. © 2004 Optical Society of America.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6454-6457
Number of pages4
JournalApplied Optics
Volume43
Issue number35
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Dec 2004

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© 2004 Optical Society of America
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