Temperature effects upon a multicore optical fibre curvature sensor

Nikolitsa Papachristou; Jonathan Morton; Richard M. Carter; Robert R. J. Maier; William N. Macpherson

doi:10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8234257

Temperature effects upon a multicore optical fibre curvature sensor

Nikolitsa Papachristou
, Jonathan Morton
, Richard M. Carter
, Robert R. J. Maier
, William N. Macpherson

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We investigate the effect of temperature on a multicore fibre (MCF) curvature sensor. The curvature sensing element is formed from four Fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs) inscribed in a MCF. A fibre optic coupled fan-out device is used to interface the MCF to standard single core fibre optic technology. The peak positions of the FBGs are measured to determine wavelength shift as a result of the curvature induced strain on the fibre. The differential strain allows the curvature of the fibre in a plane to be extracted. The temperature sensitivities of the FBGs and the fan-out device are examined thoroughly.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE SENSORS
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509010127
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8234257
Publication status	Published - 25 Dec 2017

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fan-out device
fibre Bragg gratings
low coherence interferometry
multicore fibre
strain sensor

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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