Two-axis accelerometer based on multicore fibre Bragg gratings

Amanda Fender; William N. MacPherson; Robert R. J. Maier; James S. Barton; David S. George; Robert I. Howden; Graham W. Smith; Ben J. S. Jones; Scott McCulloch; Xianfeng Chen; Rui Suo; Lin Zhang; Ian Bennion

doi:10.1117/12.738411

2 July 2007 Two-axis accelerometer based on multicore fibre Bragg gratings

Amanda Fender, William N. MacPherson, Robert R. J. Maier, James S. Barton, David S. George, Robert I. Howden, Graham W. Smith, Ben J. S. Jones, Scott McCulloch, Xianfeng Chen, Rui Suo, Lin Zhang, Ian Bennion

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Proceedings Volume 6619, Third European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors; 66190Q (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738411
Event: Third European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 2007, Napoli, Italy

Abstract

We report an accelerometer based upon a simple fibre cantilever constructed from a short length of multicore fibre (MCF) containing fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs). Two-axis measurement is demonstrated up to 3 kHz.

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Amanda Fender, William N. MacPherson, Robert R. J. Maier, James S. Barton, David S. George, Robert I. Howden, Graham W. Smith, Ben J. S. Jones, Scott McCulloch, Xianfeng Chen, Rui Suo, Lin Zhang, and Ian Bennion "Two-axis accelerometer based on multicore fibre Bragg gratings", Proc. SPIE 6619, Third European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 66190Q (2 July 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738411

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