1. Research on the elastic-optical coefficient of fiber-optic and the experimental measurement by fiber Bragg grating
- Author
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Shuang-jin Shi, Hongwei Yang, Tianhang Zhang, and Mingzhu Xu
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Work (thermodynamics) ,Optical fiber ,Materials science ,Strain (chemistry) ,business.industry ,Reduction rate ,Physics::Optics ,Optical coefficient ,02 engineering and technology ,Strain sensor ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,law.invention ,010309 optics ,Optics ,Fiber Bragg grating ,law ,0103 physical sciences ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,0210 nano-technology ,business ,Refractive index - Abstract
The strain characteristics of fiber-optic refractive index (RI) is theoretically investigated, combined with practical application situations, including a systematic theoretical model to explain its physical nature and analyze its functional mechanism. The simplified analytical expression of elastic-optical coefficient is obtained, which is more direct than the existing ones. Besides, the change in RI of fiber-optic with strain is measured by a succinct method based on fiber Bragg grating (FBG) that is simple in structure and easy to operate. We got the conclusion that the variation of RI is negative linearly proportional to strain when optical fiber is stretched from the experimental results. As a result, the theoretical and experimental reduction rate of 0.45 × 10−6/μe and 0.44 × 10−6/μe, respectively. The elastic-optical coefficient of fiber-optic is measured and the measurement results agree well with the previous theoretical analysis. Furthermore, our work shows major application potential in fiber-optic strain sensor systems.
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- 2019