TY - CONF A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Burgmeier, J. A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Quasi-distributed fiber bend and temperature measurement in femtosecond laser-structured POF N2 - We propose to use focused femtosecond laser pulses to inscribe Scattering damage in the core of polymer optical fibers for interrogation as quasi-distributed sensor points by optical time domain reflectometry. Fiber bend measurement is demonstrated on off-center inscribed sensor points and absolute temperature measurement is presented by evaluation of the constant backscatter intensities from the inscribed structures relative to temperature-dependent Rayleigh Scattering. Application possibilities and limitations of this new approach are discussed. T2 - POF 2013 - 22nd International conference on plastic optical fibers CY - Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil DA - 11.09.2013 KW - POF KW - Polymer optical fiber KW - Femtosecond laser KW - Optical fiber sensors KW - OTDR KW - Backscatter measurement PY - 2013 SP - 279 EP - 284 CY - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil AN - OPUS4-30082 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Nöther, N. A1 - Gili, O. A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Lenke, P. ED - Ilki, A. ED - Motavalli, M. ED - Goksu, C. ED - Havranek, B. T1 - Frequency domain-based distributed and dynamic optical fiber sensing in geotechnical and industrial monitoring N2 - This article reports on recent advancements in the field of distributed optical fiber sensing with a focus on the monitoring of geotechnical structures and buildings. While the classical time-domain approach to distributed sensing is widely known, this article provides an introduction into the frequency-domain analysis technique for both distributed Brillouin measurements (as commonly used for strain and temperature monitoring) and for linear backscattering measurements. The article also addresses an issue which arises when truly distributed measurements are compared among each other; a new approach to calculate differential curves from a measurement and a base-line which avoids misleading large amplitudes at physical events with strong gradients is proposed. Finally, a field test of a new read-out technology, the OFDR (optical frequency domain reflectometry) technique providing dynamic readings of length changes between discrete fiber positions, is presented. T2 - SMAR 2013 - 2nd Conference on smart monitoring, assessment and rehabilitation of civil structures CY - Istanbul, Turkey DA - 09.09.2013 PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-033-04055-7 SP - 1 EP - 8 CY - Istanbul, Turkey AN - OPUS4-30122 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Steffen, Milan A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Basedau, Frank A1 - Krebber, Katerina ED - López-Higuera, J.M. ED - Jones, J. ED - López-Amo, M. ED - Santos, J.L. T1 - Simultaneous vibration and quasi-distributed strain measurement using incoherent OFDR and extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometers N2 - We present a measurement setup for combined quasi-distributed strain and dynamic point-wise vibration measurement using an incoherent optical frequency domain reflectometry (I-OFDR) setup in combination with extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometers (EFPIs). Several EFPIs can be multiplexed and at the same time the strain along their supply fibres can be measured in a quasi-distributed manner. The setup is characterised and a demonstration of its general performance is given. T2 - OFS2014 - 23rd International conference on optical fibre sensors CY - Santander, Spain DA - 02.06.2014 KW - Optical fibre sensor KW - EFPI KW - I-OFDR KW - Quasi-distributed KW - Strain KW - Dynamic length and power management PY - 2014 DO - https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2059616 SN - 0277-786X SN - 1996-756X N1 - Serientitel: Proceedings of SPIE – Series title: Proceedings of SPIE VL - 9157 SP - 91576S-1 EP - 91576S-4 AN - OPUS4-31039 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Münzenberger, Sven A1 - Borchardt, Christopher T1 - Long-distance fiber optic vibration sensing using convolutional neural networks as real-time denoisers N2 - A long distance range over tens of kilometers is a prerequisite for a wide range of distributed fiber optic vibration sensing applications. We significantly extend the attenuation-limited distance range by making use of the multidimensionality of distributed Rayleigh backscatter data: Using the wavelength-scanning coherent optical time domain reflectometry (WS-COTDR) technique, backscatter data is measured along the distance and optical frequency dimensions. In this work, we develop, train, and test deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for fast denoising of these two-dimensional backscattering results. The very compact and efficient CNN denoiser “DnOTDR” outperforms state-of-the-art image denoising algorithms for this task and enables denoising data rates of 1.2 GB/s in real time. We demonstrate that, using the CNN denoiser, the quantitative strain measurement with nm/m resolution can be conducted with up to 100 km distance without the use of backscatter-enhanced fibers or distributed Raman or Brillouin amplification. KW - Neural networks KW - Fiber optic KW - Vibration sensing PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-518694 DO - https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.402789 VL - 28 IS - 26 SP - 39325 AN - OPUS4-51869 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Liehr, Sascha T1 - Bauwerksüberwachung mittels faseroptischer Sensoren N2 - Dieser Vortrag umfasst eine Einführung in die faseroptische Sensorik sowie Anwendungsbeispiele in der Bauwerksüberwachung. Nach der Einteilung faseroptischer Sensorverfahren und Messprinzipien werden die grundlegenden physikalischen Effekte der verteilten faseroptischen Sensorik eingeführt. Aktuelle Anwendungsfelder in der Infrastruktur- und Bauwerksüberwachung mit dem Schwerpunkt optische Polymerfasern zur Messung hoher Dehnwerte werden präsentiert. T2 - Seminar "Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung" der TU München CY - Technische Universität München, Germany DA - 17.11.2016 KW - Faseroptische Sensorik KW - Verteilte Messverfahren KW - Dehnungsmessung KW - Temperaturmessung KW - Bauwerksüberwachung PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38506 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Liehr, Sascha T1 - Distributed fiber optic sensing techniques: from high strain applications to nanostrain sensitivity N2 - Various applications examples for distributed high-strain measurement using polymer optical fibres and high-resolution sensing using coherent optical time domain reflectometry are summarized for structural monitoring applications. T2 - 6th International Forum on Opto-electronic Sensor-based Monitoring in Geo-engineering (FOSMG) CY - Nanjing, China DA - 03.11.2017 KW - Optical fibre sensor KW - Distributed sensing KW - Strain sensing KW - OTDR KW - Polymer optical fiber PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42965 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schreier, Andy A1 - Wosniok, Aleksander A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Humidity-induced Brillouin frequency shift in perfluorinated polymer optical fibers N2 - We report, to our knowledge, for the first time on humidity-induced Brillouin frequency shifts in perfluorinated graded index polymer optical fibers. A linear relation between Brillouin frequency shift and humidity was observed. Furthermore, the humidity coefficient of the Brillouin frequency shift is demonstrated to be a function of temperature (-107 to -64 kHz/%r.h. or -426 to -49 kHz m3/g in the range of 20 to 60 °C). An analytical description proves temperature and humidity as two mutually independent effects on the Brillouin frequency shift. KW - Brillouin KW - Polymer optical fibre KW - Humidity PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-457165 DO - https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.022307 SN - 1094-4087 VL - 26 IS - 17 SP - 22307 EP - 22314 PB - Optical Society of America AN - OPUS4-45716 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Muanenda, Y. A1 - Münzenberger, Sven A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Wavelength-modulated C-OTDR techniques for distributed dynamic measurement N2 - We present two wavelength-modulated coherent optical time domain reflectometry techniques for dynamic, quantitative and distributed measurement. The robust and simple techniques are based on backscattering correlations along the time axis and along the pulse wavelength shift axis. T2 - 26th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors OFS-26 CY - Lausanne, Switzerland DA - 24.09.2018 KW - Fiber optics sensors KW - Optical time domain reflectometry KW - OTDR KW - DAS KW - Distributed strain sensor KW - Rayleigh scattering PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1364/OFS.2018.TuE15 SP - 1 EP - 4 AN - OPUS4-46414 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Liehr, Sascha T1 - Wavelength-modulated C-OTDR techniques for distributed dynamic measurement N2 - We present two wavelength-modulated coherent optical time domain reflectometry techniques for dynamic, quantitative and distributed measurement. The robust and simple techniques are based on backscattering correlations along the time axis and along the pulse wavelength shift axis. T2 - 26th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors OFS-26 CY - Lausanne, Swiss DA - 24.09.2018 KW - Fiber optics sensors KW - Optical time domain reflectometry KW - Rayleigh scattering KW - Distributed strain sensor KW - Distributed vibration sensor KW - DAS PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-46392 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Liehr, Sascha A1 - Münzenberger, Sven A1 - Krebber, Katerina T1 - Wavelength-scanning coherent OTDR for dynamic high strain resolution sensing N2 - Distributed vibration sensing in optical fibers opened entirely new opportunities and penetrated various sectors from security to seismic monitoring. Here, we demonstrate a most simple and robust approach for dynamic strain measurement using wavelength-scanning coherent optical time domain reflectometry (C-OTDR). Our method is based on laser current modulation and Rayleigh backscatter shift correlation. As opposed to common single-wavelength phase demodulation techniques, also the algebraic sign of the strain change is retrieved. This is crucial for the intended applications in structural health monitoring and modal analysis. A linear strain response down to 47.5 pε and strain noise of 100 pε/√Hz is demonstrated for repetition rates in the kHz range. A field application of a vibrating bridge is presented. Our approach provides a cost-effective high-resolution method for structural vibration analysis and geophysical applications. KW - Fiber optics sensors KW - Optical time domain reflectometry KW - Rayleigh Scattering KW - Distributed acoustic sensing KW - Distributed strain sensing PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-448069 DO - https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.010573 SN - 1094-4087 VL - 26 IS - 8 SP - 10573 EP - 10588 PB - Optical Society of America AN - OPUS4-44806 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Liehr, Sascha ED - Peng, G.D. T1 - Polymer fiber sensors for structural and civil engineering applications N2 - This chapter gives an overview about polymer optical fiber (POF) sensors with the focus on structural and civil engineering applications. POF properties such as the high-strain range, the low Young’s modulus, and specific scattering effects open new fields for fiber-optic sensing applications. POF properties, sensitivities, and cross-sensitivities that are relevant for sensing are introduced. Advantages and limitations are discussed. State-of-the-art POF sensors and application examples are presented in subsections with regard to their underlying measurement principles. KW - Optical fiber sensors KW - Polymer optical fibers (POF) KW - Structural health monitoring KW - Distributed sensor PY - 2018 UR - https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-981-10-1477-2_3-1 SN - 978-981-10-1477-2 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1477-2_3-1 SP - 1 EP - 36 PB - Springer Nature CY - Singapore AN - OPUS4-45754 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -