TY - CONF A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Lenke, Philipp A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Nöther, Nils A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander T1 - Protection of critical infrastructure using fiber optic sensors embedded in technical textiles N2 - Terrorists and criminals more and more attack and destroy important infrastructures like routes, railways, bridges, tunnels, dikes and dams, important buildings. Therefore, reliable on-line and long-term monitoring systems are required to protect such critical infrastructures. Fiber optic sensors are well-suited for that. They can be installed over many kilometers and are able to measure continuously distributed strain, pressure, temperature and further mechanical and physical quantities. The very tiny optical fibers can be integrated into structures and materials and can provide information about any significant changes or damages of the structures. These so-called smart materials and smart structures are able to monitor itself or its environment. Particularly smart technical textiles with embedded fiber optic sensors have become very attractive because of their high importance for the structural health monitoring of geotechnical and masonry infrastructures. Such textiles are usually used for reinforcement of the structures; the embedded fiber optic sensors provide information about the condition of the structures and detect the presence of any damages and destructions in real time. Thus, critical infrastructures can be preventively protected. The paper will introduce this innovative field and will present the results achieved within several German and European projects. T2 - Fiber optic sensors and applications VII CY - Orlando, FL, USA DA - 2010-04-07 KW - Distributed sensors KW - Brillouin sensors KW - Polymer optical fibers (POF) KW - POF sensors KW - POF OTDR KW - Strain sensors KW - Technical textiles KW - Geotextiles KW - Fiber optic sensors PY - 2010 SN - 9780819481412 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.851013 SN - 0277-786X VL - 7677 IS - 767707 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering CY - Bellingham, Wash. AN - OPUS4-21675 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Lenke, Peter A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Nöther, Nils A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander A1 - Schneider-Gloetzl, J. A1 - Gloetzl, R. T1 - Distributed fibre optic sensors embedded in technical textiles for monitoring of geotechnical and masonry structures T2 - Monitoring technologies workshop - MoDeRn (Proceedings) CY - Troyes, France DA - 2010-06-07 PY - 2010 IS - OP.7 SP - 71 EP - 72 AN - OPUS4-23041 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Distributed strain measurement in perfluorinated polymer optical fibres using optical frequency domain reflectometry N2 - We present the latest advances in distributed strain measurement in perfluorinated polymer optical fibres (POFs) using backscatter techniques. Compared to previously introduced poly(methyl methacrylate) POFs, the measurement length can be extended to more than 500 m at improved spatial resolution of a few centimetres. It is shown that strain in a perfluorinated POF can be measured up to 100%. In parallel to these investigations, the incoherent optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) technique is introduced to detect strained fibre sections and to measure distributed length change along the fibre with sub-millimetre resolution by applying a cross-correlation algorithm to the backscatter signal. The overall superior performance of the OFDR technique compared to the optical time domain reflectometry in terms of accuracy, dynamic range, spatial resolution and measurement speed is presented. The proposed sensor system is a promising technique for use in structural health monitoring applications where the precise detection of high strain is required. KW - Distributed strain sensor KW - Optical fibre sensor KW - Polymer optical fibre KW - POF sensor KW - Structural health monitoring KW - OTDR KW - OFDR PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/21/9/094023 SN - 0957-0233 SN - 1361-6501 VL - 21 IS - 9 SP - 094023-1 - 094023-6 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol AN - OPUS4-22379 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Distributed strain and length change measurement in POF using optical frequency domain reflectometry N2 - We show that the incoherent optical frequency domain (l-OFDR) technique provides superior performance compared to standard OTDR techniques in terms of spatial resolution and measurement time. The distributed strain measurement capabilities of perfluorinated POF up 100 % strain are shown and distributed length change measurement using correlation techniques and OFDR are presented. T2 - POF 2010 - 19th International conference on plastic optical fibers CY - Yokohama, Japan DA - 2010-10-19 PY - 2010 IS - Sensors-2 SP - 1 EP - 4 AN - OPUS4-22383 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Lenke, Philipp A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Schukar, Marcus A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Witt, Jens T1 - Distributed POF sensors - recent progress and new challenges N2 - The potential of the use of POF as distributed sensors in several application fields has been successfully demonstrated. The distributed POF sensors have moved from the laboratory to the field. The paper presents the recent progress in the development of distributed POF sensors and addresses the main challenges to this innovative technology. T2 - POF 2010 - 19th International conference on plastic optical fibers CY - Yokohama, Japan DA - 2010-10-19 PY - 2010 IS - Sensors-2 SP - 1 EP - 4 AN - OPUS4-22305 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lenke, Philipp A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - The impact of temperature and humidity on the backscatter profile of PMMA POF N2 - In this paper the influence of combined temperature and strain changes as well as changes of moisture content on polymer optical fibers made of polymethyl methacrylat (PMMA) is investigated. The increase of the scattering coefficient with increasing temperature for various strain levels is observed and quantified. The measurement results of influence of humidity on scattering intensity of PMMA-POF encourage to porpose these as a distributed humidity sensor. T2 - POF 2010 - 19th International conference on plastic optical fibers CY - Yokohama, Japan DA - 2010-10-19 KW - POF distributed sensing Rayleigh KW - Humiditiy KW - OTDR KW - Strain PY - 2010 SP - 1 EP - 7(?) AN - OPUS4-22685 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Lenke, Philipp A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Krebber, Katerina ED - Santos, J.L. ED - Culshaw, B. ED - López-Higuera, J.M. ED - MacPherson, W.N. T1 - Distributed humidity sensing based on Rayleigh scattering in polymer optical fibers N2 - In this document a new distributed sensor based on Rayleigh scattering in polymer optical fibers (POF) is proposed and first measurement results of the proposed sensor are shown. Different from Silica glas optical fibers POF absorb high quantities of water resulting in a change of their molecular structure and thereby reducing the present small scattering centers in areas of high humidity. The interdependence between scattering intensity and relative humidity is being investigated in case of steady cycles as well as stepwise changes of humidity and in the presence of moisture. A quantitative measure of humidity and scattering is presented. T2 - 4th European workshop on optical fibre sensors CY - Porto, Portugal DA - 2010-09-08 KW - POF KW - Distributed sensing KW - Rayleigh KW - Scattering KW - OTDR KW - Humidity PY - 2010 SN - 978-0-8194-8083-5 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.866279 SN - 0277-786X N1 - Serientitel: Proceedings of SPIE – Series title: Proceedings of SPIE IS - 7653 SP - 76533X-1 - 76533X-4 PB - SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering CY - Bellingham, Wash. AN - OPUS4-22686 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schneider-Gloetzl, J. A1 - Gloetzl, R. A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander T1 - Geotechnical monitoring of construction activities by distributed fiber optic sensors embedded in geotextiles T2 - 5th European workshop on structural-health-monitoring 2010 CY - Sorrento, Italy DA - 2010-06-29 KW - Foundation engineering KW - Geotechnical monitoring KW - Smart textiles KW - Distributed fiber optic sensors KW - POF sensors KW - Brillouin sensors PY - 2010 IS - SS4-07 SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-21872 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Lenke, Philipp A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Nöther, Nils A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander ED - Santos, J.L. ED - Culshaw, B. ED - López-Higuera, J.M. ED - MacPherson, W.N. T1 - Distributed fiber optic sensors embedded in technical textiles for structural health monitoring N2 - Technical textiles with embedded distributed fiber optic sensors have been developed for the purposes of structural health monitoring in geotechnical and civil engineering. The distributed fiber optic sensors are based on Brillouin scattering in silica optical fibers and OTDR in polymer optical fibers. Such "smart" technical textiles can be used for reinforcement of geotechnical and masonry structures and the embedded fiber optic sensors can provide information about the condition of the structures and detect the presence of any damages and destructions in real time. Thus, structural health monitoring of critical geotechnical and civil infrastructures can be realized. The paper highlights the results achieved in this innovative field in the framework of several German and European projects. T2 - 4th European workshop on optical fibre sensors CY - Porto, Portugal DA - 2010-09-08 KW - Fiber optic sensor KW - Distributed sensor KW - Brillouin sensor KW - Polymer optical fibers (POF) KW - POF sensor KW - POF OTDR KW - Strain sensor KW - Technical textiles KW - Geotextiles PY - 2010 SN - 978-0-8194-8083-5 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.868052 SN - 0277-786X N1 - Serientitel: Proceedings of SPIE – Series title: Proceedings of SPIE IS - 7653 SP - 76530A-1 - 76530A-12 PB - SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering CY - Bellingham, Wash. AN - OPUS4-21948 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Lenke, Philipp A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Nöther, Nils A1 - Schukar, Marcus A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Witt, Jens A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander T1 - Technology and applications of smart technical textiles based on fibre optic sensors N2 - Technical textiles with embedded fibre optic sensors habe been developed for the purposes of the structural health monitoring in geotechnical and civil engineering as well as for healthcare monitoring in the medical sector. The paper shows selected examples of using such sensor-based smart textiles for different applications. T2 - International conference "Optical sensors" CY - Karlsruhe, Germany DA - 2010-06-21 PY - 2010 IS - STuC2.pdf SP - 1 EP - 2(?) AN - OPUS4-21567 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -