TY - JOUR A1 - Habel, Wolfgang R. A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Daum, Werner T1 - Results in standardization of FOS to support the use of SHM systems N2 - Measurement and data recording systems are important parts of a holistic Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system. New sensor technologies such as fiber-optic sensors are often used; however, standards (or at least guidelines) are not yet available or internationally approved. This lack in standardization makes the acceptance of FOS technologies in complex SHM systems substantially difficult. A standard family for different FOS technologies is therefore being developed that should help to design SHM systems in an optimal way. International standardization activities take place in several standardization bodies such as IEC and ASTM, and within SHM societies such as ISHMII. The paper reports on activities in standardization of fiber-optic sensors, on results already achieved, and on newly started projects. Combined activities of fiber sensor experts and SHM experts from Civil Engineering are presented. These contributions should help owners of structures as well as developers of sensors and monitoring systems to select effective and validated sensing technologies. Using these standards, both parties find recommendations how to proceed in development of SHM systems to evaluate the structural behavior based on e.g. standardized fiber optic sensors, and to derive necessary measures, e.g. the optimal maintenance strategy. T2 - Sixth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors CY - Limerick, Ireland DA - 30.05.2016 KW - Fiber-optic sensor KW - Standard KW - Temperature KW - Strain KW - Monitoring KW - Structural health KW - Application PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2236863 SN - 0277-786X VL - 9916 SP - 991625-1 EP - 991625-4 AN - OPUS4-37053 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Phase-OFDR for Distributed Disturbance Measurement N2 - We introduce the optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) technique based on intensity modulation frequency sweep measurement for distributed disturbance measurement in optical fibres. By evaluating interferometric Rayleigh scattering changes along the fibre, strain and temperature changes are detected with 100 nε sensitivity and 10 mK resolution. The vibration frequencies for low frequencies and up to the kHz-range can be obtained from power change Evaluation in the spatial domain. This novel OFDR approach is a low-cost alternative for distributed disturbance measurement up to distances of several kilometres. T2 - Sixth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors CY - Limerick, Ireland DA - 31.05.2016 KW - Temperature sensing KW - OFDR KW - Distributed sensor KW - Rayleigh scattering KW - Strain measurement PY - 2016 UR - http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/conferenceproceedings.aspx DO - https://doi.org/doi:10.1117/12.2236851 SN - 0277-786X VL - Vol. 9916 SP - Paper 991624, 4 PB - SPIE CY - Bellingham, Washington USA AN - OPUS4-37228 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Applications and prospects for distributed sensing using polymer optical fibres N2 - One of the unique advantages of polymer optical fibres (POF) is that they can be used to measure very high strain values up to 100 % and beyond exceeding the strain limits of silica fibre-based sensor principles. In this paper the distributed strain measurement capabilities of POF based on backscatter change evaluation are summarized and distributed backscatter measurement technologies are intro-duced. Application examples in the structural health monitoring (SHM) field are presented: a promising approach is the integration into technical textiles for high-strain measurement in earthwork structures and crack detection in buildings. The potential of POF for future applications in SHM such as distributed relative humidity sensing is discussed. T2 - International Conference on Smart Infrastructure and Construction CY - Cambridge, UK DA - 27.06.2016 KW - Strain measurement KW - Structural health monitoring KW - OTDR KW - Polymer Optical Fibre KW - Distributed sensing PY - 2016 UR - http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/tfitsi.61279.093 SN - 978-0-7277-6127-9 DO - https://doi.org/10.1680/tfi tsi.61279.093 SP - 93 EP - 98 PB - ICE Publishing CY - London, UK AN - OPUS4-37230 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hofmann, Detlef A1 - Krebber, Katerina ED - Lutz, B. ED - Möller, G. ED - Rücker, Werner ED - Schiefelbein, N. T1 - Herausforderungen bei der Nutzung faseroptischer Sensoren für spezielle geotechnische Fragestellungen N2 - Geotechnische Tätigkeitsfelder und Forschungsaufgaben haben sich immer an den modernen Herausforderungen orientiert und umfassen z. B. die Beschreibung und Quantifizierung der Interaktion zwischen Baugrund und Bauwerk, die Untersuchung des Untergrunds besonders hinsichtlich der technischen und sozialen Infrastrukturen und die Beeinflussung der Umwelt. Fragen der zivilen Sicherheit stellen steigende Anforderungen an die Tragfähigkeit und Dauerhaftigkeit von Bauwerken. Zur Lösung dieser Aufgaben entstehen vielfältige interessante Methoden und Verfahren zur Strukturbewertung, die neben der Erfassung des allgemeinen Zustands auch neue Erkenntnisse zum Bauwerksverhalten im Hinblick auf moderne Bautechnologien und auf die Lebensdauer von Bauwerken liefern. Die systematische, zuverlässige und langzeitstabile Erfassung von geotechnischen Messgrößen und Parametern bei der Strukturbewertung sowie die Beobachtung und Bewertung der geologischen Gegebenheiten mit technischen Hilfsmitteln ist dafür unerlässlich und lässt sich mit den Begriffen Zustandsanalyse und Bauwerksmonitoring zusammenfassen. Das Ziel dabei ist, mögliche Schädigungsmechanismen frühzeitig zu erkennen, um rechtzeitig Gegenmaßnahmen ergreifen zu können. T2 - Messen im Bauwesen 2014 - Neue Messtechniken und Anwendungsfälle CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 04.03.2014 KW - Faseroptische Sensorik KW - Optische Messverfahren KW - Fabry-Perot-Interferometer KW - Faser-Bragg-Gitter KW - Applikation KW - Anwendungen KW - Geomatten KW - Raman KW - Brillouin PY - 2014 SN - 978-3-9815944-7-8 SP - 7 EP - 26 AN - OPUS4-33812 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Habel, Wolfgang A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Daum, Werner ED - Peters, K.J. T1 - Standardization in fibre-optic sensing for structural safety - activities in the ISHMII and IEC N2 - Fiber-optic sensors are increasingly established in the sensor market. Their advantages have unquestionably been verified by numerous demonstrations to enhance the operational performance of aged structures or to monitor the structural behavior of safety-relevant structures or their components. However, there are some barriers in use due to a lack of extensive standardization of fiber-optic sensors. This leads very often to restraints in the user’s community. The paper shows the status in international standardization of fiber-optic sensors as well as current activities in leading institutions such as IEC and ISHMII and others with the purpose of providing relevant standards for a broader use of selected fiber-optic sensor technologies. T2 - Smart sensor phenomena, technology, networks, and systems integration 2015 CY - San Diego, CA, USA DA - 08.03.2015 KW - Fibre-optic sensor KW - Standard KW - Temperature KW - Strain KW - Monitoring KW - Reliability KW - Application PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2185602 SN - 0277-786X VL - 9436 SP - 94360S-1 EP - 94360S-7 AN - OPUS4-33814 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Habel, Wolfgang A1 - Basedau, Frank A1 - Hofmann, Detlef A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Jentsch, H. A1 - Senze, A. ED - Ilki, A. ED - Motavalli, M. ED - Inci, P. ED - Köhli, M. T1 - Online-detection of slipping soil areas by embedded fiber-optic sensing rods N2 - Movements in geological areas are often caused by shear zones deep in the underground or by hardly observable slipping zones. Detection of movements reaching critical values is of crucial importance to avoid losses and harms. Optical sensor fibers with gauge lengths of several meters or even distributed fiber-optic sensors with gauge lengths of hundreds of meters allow detecting deformation of such zones with quite good resolution. The paper presents a new technology of detecting deformations and movements in soil or rock massifs. The core part of the sensing system is a tiny pultruded rod with an outer diameter of 3 mm to 6 mm. It contains two fiber-optic sensor systems. One sensor system is used for permanent online measurement and provides integral strain information along the whole length of the rod; in case of critical deformations, it provides a warning signal. The second sensing system uses fiber-optic Bragg grating (FBG) strain sensors located close to the expected shear zone. This measurement system will be activated after the warning signal has been initiated by the integral strain measurement system. The FBG strain sensor system records then resulting deformations in detail. The sensing rod containing both sensor systems can be installed in a borehole to detect beginning soil movements automatically. The electronic equipment is powered by a solar panel; the amount of deformation in soil or rock formations can be estimated from the strain change measured in the sensor fibers. The effectiveness of this warning system will be shown using the example of a critically sliding slope in an open brown coal pit in Germany. T2 - SMAR 2015 - 3rd Conference on smart monitoring, assessment and rehabilitation of civil structures CY - Antalya, Turkey DA - 07.09.2015 KW - SHM KW - Standardization KW - Reliability KW - Fibre-optic sensor KW - Embedded sensor KW - Monitoring KW - Maintenance PY - 2015 SN - 978-3-905594-65-2 SP - Paper 222, 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-34544 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Stajanca, Pavol A1 - Cetinkaya, O. A1 - Schukar, Marcus A1 - Mergo, P. A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Climatic stability of polymer optical fibers for sensing applications N2 - Systematic investigation of annealing behavior of drawn PMMA fibers was performed. Dynamics of annealing process were measured under different environmental conditions by fiber longitudinal shrinkage monitoring. Process was found to follow stretched exponential decay function indicating heterogeneous nature of underlying molecular dynamics. Consequences of fiber annealing for climatic stability of polymer optical fiber-based sensors are discussed, emphasizing importance of fiber controlled post-fabrication annealing. Dependence of induced fiber shrinkage on annealing time, temperature and fiber drawing conditions is investigated and interpreted. In addition, strong influence of humidity on annealing process was observed, which was not recognized in previous studies. This further highlights role of fiber post-fabrication thermal treatment with respect to intended operating conditions. T2 - POF 2015 - 24th International conference on plastic optical fibers CY - Nuremberg, Germany DA - 22.09.2015 KW - Polymer optical fibers KW - Polymethyl methacrylate KW - Climatic stability KW - Fiber annealing PY - 2015 SP - 209 EP - 212 AN - OPUS4-34422 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Rohwetter, Philipp A1 - Eisermann, René A1 - Krebber, Katerina ED - Kalinowski, H.J. ED - Fabris, J.L. ED - Bock, W.J. T1 - Distributed acoustic sensing: Towards partial discharge monitoring N2 - We report on the successful application of distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) to the detection of partial discharge (PD). A detection limit of about 1 nC discharge magnitude was achieved for PD in a real-scale model of a high voltage termination. Dedicated ultrasonic fibre-optic transducers were interrogated using coherent optical time-domain Rayleigh backscatter reflectometry (C-OTDR). Random quadrature demodulation was employed for retrieving relevant acoustic information from the raw C-OTDR backscatter traces. To our knowledge, our results are a first-time demonstration that quasi-distributed fibre-optic acoustic sensing is a candidate technology for the acoustic partial discharge monitoring of power cable joints and terminations. T2 - OFS2015 - 24rd International conference on optical fibre sensors CY - Curitiba, Brazil DA - 28.09.2015 KW - Distributed acoustic sensing KW - Coherent Rayleigh OTDR KW - Partial discharge KW - Acoustic emission KW - Silicone elastomer KW - Stress cone KW - High voltage cable accessories PY - 2015 SN - 9781628418392 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2194850 SN - 0277-786X N1 - Serientitel: Proceedings of SPIE – Series title: Proceedings of SPIE VL - 2015/9634 SP - 96341C-1 EP - 96341C-4 PB - SPIE CY - Bellingham, WA, USA AN - OPUS4-34407 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Steffen, Milan A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander T1 - Fördermaßnahme KMU-innovativ: Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie (IKT), EMS-261-003 (Digital OFDR - Entwicklung der digitalen Frequenzbereichsanalyse zur verteilten Rückstreumessung in optischen Fasern-Teilvorhaben: Sensorverfahren und Systembetrachtung / Schlussbericht zum Teilvorhaben KW - Digital OFDR KW - Verteilte Rückstreumessung KW - Frequenzbereichsanalyse PY - 2015 IS - BAM Vh 8158 SP - 1 EP - 45 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-34170 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Distributed Brillouin fiber optic sensor system for long-term structural health monitoring N2 - We report on the development of a distributed fiber optical sensor system for structural health monitoring of largc-scale geotechnical and civil infrastructures. The system is based on Brillouin frequency domain analysis (BOFDA) for distributed measurement of strain and temperature along Standard silica optical fibers used as sensors. By additional incorporation of the fiber optic sensors in geosynthetics, two-dimensional sensors can be realized. Such smart geosynthetics can be used for reinforeerneut 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. T2 - 16th International conference 'Technical dam control' CY - Wierchomla Mala, Poland DA - 29.09.2015 KW - Distributed fiber optical sensor KW - Brillouin frequency domain analysis KW - Smart geosynthetics KW - Structural health monitoring PY - 2015 SN - 978-83-64979-09-5 SP - 271 EP - 278 AN - OPUS4-34728 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schreier, Andy A1 - Jeschke, T. A1 - Petermann, K. A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Analytical model for mode-based insertion loss in ball-lensed coupling of graded-index silica and polymer fibres N2 - Analytical model for ball-lensed couplers to calculate the insertion loss for each optical mode. The basis for the calculation are commercial perfluorinated polymer optical (PFGI-POFs) and silica based fibres (SOFs). The modal power distribution for given misalignments are presented as well as the reflection-based losses at all optical interfaces. Additionally, the ball-lensed interconnection between PFGI-POF and SOF was theoretically demonstrated. T2 - POF 2017: 26th International Conference on Plastic Optical Fibres CY - Aveiro, Portugal DA - 13.09.2017 KW - Polymer optical fibre KW - Optical connector PY - 2017 VL - 2017 SP - 1 EP - 4 AN - OPUS4-41979 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Henschel, H. A1 - Hoeffgen, S.K. A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Kuhnhenn, J. A1 - Weinand, U. T1 - Influence of Fiber Composition and Grating Fabrication on the Radiation Sensitivity of Fiber Bragg Gratings N2 - The radiation-induced Bragg wavelength shift (BWS) was measured with type I gratings made of 12 fibers with very different composition, i.e., of fibers with an extremely different radiation-induced attenuation. With two of the fibers fabrication parameters like laser intensity, hydrogen loading, and annealing conditions after grating inscription were varied. With another fiber type I and type II gratings were made by a completely different process. With gratings made under identical conditions of the 12 fibers the radiation-induced BWS only varied by about a factor of three. Varying the fabrication parameters led to BWS differences up to nearly a factor of ten. KW - Fiber Bragg gratings KW - Gamma radiation KW - Optical fiber sensor KW - Radiation effects PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.2008.2001039 SN - 0018-9499 SN - 1558-1578 VL - 55 IS - 4 SP - 2235 EP - 2242 PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) CY - New York, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-18570 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Lenke, Philipp A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Glötzl, R. A1 - Schneider-Glötzl, J. A1 - Gabino, L. A1 - Krywult, L. ED - Bernadette Havranek, ED - Masoud Motavalli, ED - Urs Meier, T1 - Distributed polymer optical fiber sensors in geotextiles for monitoring of earthwork structures T2 - 4th International conference on structural health monitoring of intelligent infrastructure CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 2009-07-22 KW - Distributed sensor KW - Optical fiber sensor KW - Geotextile KW - Technical textile KW - POF sensor KW - Structural health monitoring KW - SHM KW - OTDR KW - Fiber optic sensors KW - Polymer optical fibers (POF) KW - Strain sensor PY - 2009 SN - 978-3-905594-52-2 IS - Paper 520 SP - 1 EP - 7(?) CY - Zurich, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-19787 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Münich, J.C. A1 - Stempniewski, L. A1 - Metschies, H. ED - Bernadette Havranek, ED - Masoud Motavalli, ED - Urs Meier, T1 - Distributed polymer optical fiber sensors integrated in technical textiles for monitoring of masonry structures T2 - 4th International conference on structural health monitoring of intelligent infrastructure CY - Zurich, Switzerland DA - 2009-07-22 KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Fiber optic sensors KW - OTDR KW - Polymer optical fibers (POF) KW - POF sensors KW - Distributed sensor KW - Strain sensor KW - Technical textiles KW - Masonry PY - 2009 SN - 978-3-905594-52-2 IS - Paper 521 SP - 1 EP - 7(?) CY - Zurich, Switzerland AN - OPUS4-19788 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Lenke, Peter A1 - Wendt, Mario T1 - Distributed POF sensors for structural health monitoring - First practical applications and field tests results N2 - Distributed POF sensors based on OTDR have been developed for SHM purposes of geotechnical and masonry structures. The first field tests conducted at a creeping slope and a brick building have proved the functionality of the sensors. T2 - POF 2009 - 18th International conference on plastic optical fibers CY - Sydney, Australia DA - 2009-09-07 PY - 2009 IS - Session 1 (S1_25) SP - 1 EP - 6 CY - Sydney, Australia AN - OPUS4-19914 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schukar, Marcus A1 - Grzemba, Birthe A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Luber, M. T1 - Integration technology of POF sensors into composites for structural health monitoring N2 - We have investigated the application technology of polymer optical fibers (POF) as sensors integrated into respectively applied onto composites for structural health monitoring by using different manufacturing methods and several types of POF. T2 - POF 2009 - 18th International conference on plastic optical fibers CY - Sydney, Australia DA - 2009-09-07 KW - Optische Polymerfasern (POF) KW - Fasersensorik KW - Structural Health Monitoring KW - Faserverbundwerkstoffe KW - OTDR KW - Faser-Integration PY - 2009 IS - Session 1 (S1_25) SP - 1 EP - 4 CY - Sydney, Australia AN - OPUS4-19915 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Lenke, Philipp A1 - Wendt, Mario A1 - Krebber, Katerina ED - Fu-Kuo Chang, T1 - POF sensors integrated in technical textiles for monitoring of earthwork structures and masonry T2 - Structural health monitoring 2009 - 7th International workshop on structural health monitoring CY - Stanford, CA, USA DA - 2009-09-09 KW - Distributed strain sensor KW - Optical fiber sensor KW - Geotextile KW - Technical textiles KW - POF sensor KW - Structural health monitoring KW - SHM KW - OTDR PY - 2009 SN - 978-1-60595-007-5 VL - 2 SP - 1739 EP - 1746 PB - DEStech Publications, Inc. AN - OPUS4-19960 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Nöther, Nils A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Incoherent optical frequency domain reflectometry and distributed strain detection in polymer optical fibers N2 - We present, to our knowledge for the first time, the possibility of measuring the backscatter signal of perfluorinated polymer optical fibers (POF) using an incoherent optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) technique. The OFDR setup is described and it is shown that the dynamic range and measurement speed are superior to standard OTDR systems. It is shown for the first time that distributed detection of strain in POF is possible using the OFDR technique. KW - Optical frequency domain reflectometry KW - OFDR KW - OTdr KW - Polymer optical fibers KW - POF KW - Fiber sensors KW - Distributed sensors KW - Strain sensors PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/21/1/017001 SN - 0957-0233 SN - 1361-6501 VL - 21 IS - 1 SP - 017001-1 - 017001-4 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol AN - OPUS4-21625 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - A novel technique for quasi-distributed and dynamic length change measurement in optical fibers N2 - We present a novel technique to measure length changes between multiple reflection points in optical fibers. The technique allows for dynamic measurement up to 1kHz and a resolution better than 1µm. T2 - International conference "Optical sensors" CY - Karlsruhe, Germany DA - 2010-06-21 PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1364/SENSORS.2010.STuB5 IS - STuB5 SP - 1 EP - 2 AN - OPUS4-21626 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 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 - JOUR A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - A novel quasi-distributed fibre optic displacement sensor for dynamic measurement N2 - We present a novel technique based on incoherent optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) to measure length changes quasi-distributed between reflection points in optical fibres. The technique enables length changes to be measured with a resolution better than 1 µm and allows for static and dynamic measurement capabilities up to 2 kHz. We demonstrate that dynamic measurements of multiple fibre sections can be conducted independently from each other with high precision. Due to the precise and dynamic measurement capabilities, the proposed sensor system is expected to open new fields of application, especially in the structural-health-monitoring sector. Possible applications are discussed in the paper. KW - Strain sensor KW - Optical frequency domain reflectometry KW - OFDR KW - Optical fibre KW - Fibre sensors KW - Quasi-distributed sensors KW - Dynamic strain measurement PY - 2010 UR - http://iopscience.iop.org/0957-0233/21/7/075205/pdf/0957-0233_21_7_075205.pdf DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/21/7/075205 SN - 0957-0233 SN - 1361-6501 VL - 21 IS - 7 SP - 075205-1 - 075205-6 PB - IOP Publ. Ltd. CY - Bristol AN - OPUS4-21812 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - de Oliveira, Rui A1 - Schukar, Marcus A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Michaud, V. T1 - Development of adaptive composites with embedded plastic optic fibres N2 - This study discusses the development of advanced composite materials with sensing capabilities obtained from the embedment of long period gratings in microstructured plastic optical fibres (mPOF-LPG). The mPOF-LPG was embedded in a carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) unidirectional laminate manufactured in autoclave. Processing steps were established in order to insure that mPOF does not suffer significant optical and structural degradation. The strain and temperature responses of the embedded mPOF-LPG were investigated. T2 - ICRACM 2010 - 3rd International conference on recent advances in composite materials CY - Limoges, France DA - 2010-12-13 KW - Polymer composites KW - Optical fibre sensors KW - mPOF-LPG KW - SHM PY - 2010 IS - Polymer composite session / FP-Oliveira SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-23040 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 - GEN A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Lenke, Philipp A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Witt, Jens A1 - Schukar, Marcus ED - Ecke, Wolfgang ED - Kara J. Peters, ED - Norbert G. Meyendorf, T1 - Smart technical textiles with integrated POF sensors N2 - Fiber optic sensors based on polymer optical fibers (POF) take advantage of the high elasticity and high break-down strain of POF. Because of their outstanding elastic properties, POF are well suited for integration into technical textiles like geotextiles and medical textiles. Smart textiles with incorporated POF sensors, able to sense various mechanical and physical quantities, can be realized. The integration of POF as a sensor into geotextiles for monitoring of displacement of soil is very attractive since POF can be used for distributed strain measurement of strain values of more than 40 %. An online monitoring of critical mechanical deformations of geotechnical structures like dikes, dams, slopes, embankments as well as of masonry structures can be ensured. Medical textiles that incorporate POF sensors can control vital physiological parameters like respiratory movement and can be used for wearable health monitoring of patients requiring a continuous medical assistance and treatment. The biocompatibility of POF is an important criterion for selecting POF as a medical sensor. The paper shows selected examples of using POF sensors for the mentioned monitoring purposes. T2 - Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems 2008 CY - San Diego, California, USA DA - 2008-03-10 KW - Fiber optic sensors KW - Polymer optical fibers (POF) KW - POF sensors KW - Geotextiles KW - Medical textiles KW - Strain sensor KW - Respiratory monitoring KW - POF OTDR KW - Distributed sensor KW - Geotechnical structures PY - 2008 SN - 978-0-8194-7119-2 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.776758 SN - 0277-786X N1 - Serientitel: Proceedings of SPIE – Series title: Proceedings of SPIE VL - 6933 IS - 6933 SP - 69330V-1 - 69330V-15 PB - SPIE CY - Bellingham AN - OPUS4-17680 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Lenke, Philipp A1 - Krebber, Katerina A1 - Seeger, M. A1 - Thiele, E. A1 - Metschies, H. A1 - Gebreselassie, B. A1 - Münich, J.C. A1 - Stempniewski, L. ED - Francis Berghmans, ED - Mignani, Anna Grazia ED - Cutolo, Antonello ED - Patrick P. Meyrueis, ED - Thomas P. Pearsall, T1 - Distributed strain measurement with polymer optical fibers integrated into multifunctional geotextiles N2 - Fiber optic sensors based on polymer optical fibers (POF) have the advantage of being very elastic and robust at the same time. Unlike silica fibers, standard PMMA POF fibers can be strained to more than 40% while fully maintaining their light guiding properties. We investigated POF as a distributed strain sensor by analysing the backscatter increase at the strained section using the optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) technique. This sensing ability together with its high robustness and break-down strain makes POF well-suited for integration into technical textiles for structural health monitoring purposes. Within the European research project POLYTECT (Polyfunctional textiles against natural hazards) technical textiles with integrated POF sensors, among others sensors are being developed for online structural health monitoring of geotechnical structures. Mechanical deformation in slopes, dams, dikes, embankments and retrofitted masonry structures is to be detected before critical damage occurs. In this paper we present the POF strain sensor properties, reactions to disturbing influences as temperature and bends as well as the results of the different model tests we conducted within POLYTECT. We further show the potential of perfluorinated graded-index POF for distributed strain sensing with increased spatial resolution and measurement lengths. T2 - Optical Sensors 2008 CY - Strasbourg, France DA - 2008-04-07 KW - Fiber optic sensors KW - OTDR KW - Polymer optical fibers (POF) KW - POF sensors KW - Distributed sensor KW - Strain sensor KW - Geotextiles KW - Structural health monitoring PY - 2008 SN - 978-0-8194-7201-4 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.780508 SN - 0277-786X N1 - Serientitel: Proceedings of SPIE – Series title: Proceedings of SPIE VL - 7003 IS - 7003 SP - 700302-1 - 700302-15 PB - SPIE CY - Bellingham AN - OPUS4-17951 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -