Interferometric optical fiber sensor for weigh-in motion of road vehicles

Pawel Wierzba; Bogdan B. Kosmowski; Adam Mazikowski

doi:10.1117/12.409179

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13 December 2000 Interferometric optical fiber sensor for weigh-in motion of road vehicles

Pawel Wierzba, Bogdan B. Kosmowski, Adam Mazikowski

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Proceedings Volume 4239, Lightguides and their Applications; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409179
Event: Lightguides and their Applications, 1999, Krasnobrod, Poland

Abstract

An interferometric optical fiber sensor intended for use in Weigh-in-Motion systems is presented. The sensor uses a modified Michelson interferometer configuration with two sensing arms. To avoid polarization induced fading the force acting on the sensor is measured indirectly, using modulators which convert it to pressure. Operation of such modulators was verified by experiment and based on its results a laboratory model of a sensor was built and tested.

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Pawel Wierzba, Bogdan B. Kosmowski, and Adam Mazikowski "Interferometric optical fiber sensor for weigh-in motion of road vehicles", Proc. SPIE 4239, Lightguides and their Applications, (13 December 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409179

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