Analysis of vibration measurements in a composite material using an embedded PM-PCF polarimetric sensor and an FBG sensor

Authors

Ginu Rajan, Dublin Institute of TechnologyFollow
Manjusha Ramakrishnan, Dublin Institute Of Technology
Yuliya Semenova, Dublin Institute Of Technology
Andrzej Domanski, Warsaw University of Technology
Anna Boczkowska, Warsaw University of Technology
Tomasz Wolinski, Warsaw University of Technology
Gerald farrell, Dublin Institute Of Technology

RIS ID

102803

Publication Details

G. Rajan, M. Ramakrishnan, Y. Semenova, A. Domanski, A. Boczkowska, T. Wolinski & G. farrell, "Analysis of vibration measurements in a composite material using an embedded PM-PCF polarimetric sensor and an FBG sensor," IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 12, (5) pp. 1365-1371, 2012.

Abstract

Low frequency vibration measurements in composite materials using embedded optical fiber sensors are presented in this paper. The two types of fiber sensors embedded are a polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber (PM-PCF) polarimetric fiber sensor and a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor. A glass fibre reinforced polymer composite material sample is fabricated with both fiber optic sensors embedded in it. A comparison between the performance of both the PM-PCF polarimetric fiber sensor and the FBG sensor embedded in the composite material is also presented. 2012 IEEE.