Novel twisted fiber microbend torsion angle sensor

Zhaowen Xu; Shuzhong Yuan; Weigang Zhang; Yonglin Huang; Zhigang Wu; Xiaoyi Dong

doi:10.1117/12.481342

25 June 2002 Novel twisted fiber microbend torsion angle sensor

Zhaowen Xu, Shuzhong Yuan, Weigang Zhang, Yonglin Huang, Zhigang Wu, Xiaoyi Dong

Proceedings Volume 4639, Optical Fiber and Fiber Component Mechanical Reliability and Testing II; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.481342
Event: High-Power Lasers and Applications, 2002, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Based on the microbend characteristics of the multimode optical fiber (MMF), a novel twisted fiber torsion angle sensor is demonstrated firstly. The experimental principle and the basic formula have been analyzed and given. The experiment shows that the microbend loss of the multimode optical fiber is sensitive to the torsion angle. In the range of torsion angle from 0 degree(s) to 90 degree(s) the sensitivity is about 1dB/degree. The experimental results are well agreement with the theoretical ones.

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Zhaowen Xu, Shuzhong Yuan, Weigang Zhang, Yonglin Huang, Zhigang Wu, and Xiaoyi Dong "Novel twisted fiber microbend torsion angle sensor", Proc. SPIE 4639, Optical Fiber and Fiber Component Mechanical Reliability and Testing II, (25 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.481342

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