3D printed sensing patches with embedded polymer optical fibre Bragg gratings

Michal G. Zubel; Kate Sugden; D. Saez-Rodriguez; K. Nielsen; O. Bang

doi:10.1117/12.2237495

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30 May 2016 3D printed sensing patches with embedded polymer optical fibre Bragg gratings

Michal G. Zubel, Kate Sugden, D. Saez-Rodriguez, K. Nielsen, O. Bang

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Proceedings Volume 9916, Sixth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors; 99162E (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2237495
Event: Sixth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors (EWOFS'2016), 2016, Limerick, Ireland

Abstract

The first demonstration of a polymer optical fibre Bragg grating (POFBG) embedded in a 3-D printed structure is reported. Its cyclic strain performance and temperature characteristics are examined and discussed. The sensing patch has a repeatable strain sensitivity of 0.38 pm/μepsilon. Its temperature behaviour is unstable, with temperature sensitivity values varying between 30-40 pm/°C.

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Michal G. Zubel, Kate Sugden, D. Saez-Rodriguez, K. Nielsen, and O. Bang "3D printed sensing patches with embedded polymer optical fibre Bragg gratings", Proc. SPIE 9916, Sixth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 99162E (30 May 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2237495

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