3D printed long period gratings and their applications as high sensitivity shear-strain and torsion sensors
In this work we demonstrate the capability to measure shear-strain and torsion loads by bonding an optical fiber to a 3D printed periodic grooved plate. The device acts as a long period grating where the resonances show loss tunability ranging from ∼0 up to ∼20 dB, achieving sensitivities values for...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Optics express 2021-06, Vol.29 (12), p.17795-17814 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In this work we demonstrate the capability to measure shear-strain and torsion loads by bonding an optical fiber to a 3D printed periodic grooved plate. The device acts as a long period grating where the resonances show loss tunability ranging from ∼0 up to ∼20 dB, achieving sensitivities values for the dip transmission ratio as function of the load of 0.12 /mε and 0.21/deg, for shear-strain and torsion loads ranging from 0–∼8 mε and 1–∼4 deg, respectively. The low wavelength drift allowed us to operate the sensor through intensity demodulation techniques, showing good tracking performance of external stimuli. |
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ISSN: | 1094-4087 1094-4087 |
DOI: | 10.1364/OE.427387 |