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- Humidity sensor (2)
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- Microstructured polymer optical fibre (2)
- Respiratory sensor (2)
- Strain sensor (2)
- Temperature sensor (2)
- Fibre Bragg grating (FBG) (1)
- Fibre optic sensor (1)
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A long period grating (LPG) mechanically imprinted in a microstructured polymer optical fibre (mPOF) is embedded in a carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) unidirectional laminate. Processing steps were established in order to ensure that mPOF does not suffer significant degradation. The strain and temperature responses of the embedded mPOF-LPG were then investigated.
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.
We report on three respiration sensors based on pure optical technologies developed during the FP6 EU project
OFSETH. The developed smart medical textiles can sense elongation up to 3%, while maintaining the stretching
properties of the textile substrates for a good comfort of the patient. The sensors, based on silica and polymer fibre, are
developed for monitoring of patients during MRI examination. The OFSETH harness allows a continuous measurement
of respiration movements while all vitals organs are free for medical staff actions. The sensors were tested in MRI
environment and on healthy adults.
We investigated the sensing properties of a single mode Poly Methyl Methacrylate (PMMA) Microstructured Polymer
Optical Fibre (MPOF) with mechanically imprinted Long Period Grating (LPG). We measured the influence of strain to
the LPG wavelength which showed the viscoelastic nature of PMMA. We also measured the influence of temperature
and humidity to the LPG wavelength.
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.
We investigated sensing properties of single mode poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) microstructured polymer optical
fibres (MPOF) with mechanically imprinted long period gratings (LPG). After preparation of the MPOF end-faces the
samples were elongated with silica fibres. These samples were used to measure the influence of strain to the LPG
wavelength which showed the viscoelastic nature of PMMA. We also measured the influence of temperature and
humidity. The results show that MPOF LPGs are well suited for strain sensing. One MPOF LPG was stitched to a
textile. Using this textile we measured a simulated respiratory motion.
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.