The cross-sensitivity of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) corresponding to strain and temperature is common in practical applications. In order to achieve accurate and simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain, half size of apodized FBG is packaged on the equal strength beam by tin alloy, and the other half is in a free state. The independent temperature and strain can be obtained through a decoupling matrix using the sensitivity difference of the two parts. The experimental results show that the strain sensitivity of the metal-packaged part FBG is 1.04 pm / με, with a correlation coefficient of higher than 0.999. When temperature varies from −10 ° C to 80°C, the temperature sensitivity of the metal-packaged part and the free part of FBG are 35.5 and 11.2 pm / ° C, respectively. This method of using a single FBG to decouple temperature and strain has potential applications in optical fiber sensing.
A metallic packaging technique of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors is developed for measurement of strain and temperature, and it can be simply achieved via one-step ultrasonic welding. The average strain transfer rate of the metal-packaged sensor is theoretically evaluated by a proposed model aiming at surface-bonded metallic packaging FBG. According to analytical results, the metallic packaging shows higher average strain transfer rate compared with traditional adhesive packaging under the same packaging conditions. Strain tests are performed on an elaborate uniform strength beam for both tensile and compressive strains; strain sensitivities of approximately 1.16 and 1.30 pm/μϵ are obtained for the tensile and compressive situations, respectively. Temperature rising and cooling tests are also executed from 50°C to 200°C, and the sensitivity of temperature is 36.59 pm/°C. All the measurements of strain and temperature exhibit good linearity and stability. These results demonstrate that the metal-packaged sensors can be successfully fabricated by one-step welding technique and provide great promise for long-term and high-precision structural health monitoring.
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