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Raysung photonics Inc. [China (Mainland)]
Business Type:Manufacturer, Trading Company
City: Xi'an
Province/State: Shaanxi
Country/Region: China (Mainland)
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Applications of FBG
As well as being sensitive to strain, the Bragg wavelength is also sensitive to temperature. This means that fiber Bragg gratings can be used as sensing elements in optical fiber sensors. In a FBG sensor, the measurand causes a shift in the Bragg wavelength, . The relative shift in the Bragg wavelength, , due to an applied strain () and a change in temperature () is approximately given by,
or,
or,
Here, is the coefficient of strain, which is related to the strain optic coefficient . Also, is the coefficient of temperature, which is made up of the thermal expansion coefficient of the optical fiber, , and the thermo-optic coefficient, .[16]
Fiber Bragg gratings can then be used as direct sensing elements for strain and temperature. They can also be used as transduction elements, converting the output of another sensor, which generates a strain or temperature change from the measurand, for example fiber Bragg grating gas sensors use an absorbent coating, which in the presence of a gas expands generating a strain, which is measurable by the grating. Technically, the absorbent material is the sensing element, converting the amount of gas to a strain. The Bragg grating then transduces the strain to the change in wavelength.
Specifically, fiber Bragg gratings are finding uses in instrumentation applications such as seismology,[17] pressure sensors for extremely harsh environments, and as downhole sensors in oil and gas wells for measurement of the effects of external pressure, temperature, seismic vibrations and inline flow measurement. As such they offer a significant advantage over traditional electronic gauges used for these applications in that they are less sensitive to vibration or heat and consequently are far more reliable. In the 1990s, investigations were conducted for measuring strain and temperature in composite materials for aircraft and helicopterstructures.[18][19]
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