Polarization mode dispersion effects in embedded fiber optic strain sensors

Avishay Eyal; M. Ben-Artzi; Ofer Shapiro; Moshe Tur

doi:10.1117/12.305564

16 April 1998 Polarization mode dispersion effects in embedded fiber optic strain sensors

Avishay Eyal, M. Ben-Artzi, Ofer Shapiro, Moshe Tur

Proceedings Volume 3321, 1996 Symposium on Smart Materials, Structures, and MEMS; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.305564
Event: Smart Materials, Structures and MEMS, 1996, Bangalore, India

Abstract

The strain of an optical fiber, embedded in a composite laminated plate, was measured using radio frequency interferometry. While the response of a similar fiber glued to the plate was linear with the applied loading, the strain experienced by the embedded fiber exhibited significant fluctuations around the linear expected trend. This phenomenon is qualitatively described in terms of polarization mode dispersion associated with excess fiber birefringence, which was introduced during the manufacturing process of the laminated plate.

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Avishay Eyal, M. Ben-Artzi, Ofer Shapiro, and Moshe Tur "Polarization mode dispersion effects in embedded fiber optic strain sensors", Proc. SPIE 3321, 1996 Symposium on Smart Materials, Structures, and MEMS, (16 April 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.305564

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