High Spatial Resolution Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensor Networks for Reactors and Fuel Cycle Systems

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin P. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Fuel Cycle ◽  
High Spatial Resolution ◽  
Fiber Optic Sensor ◽  
Optic Sensor ◽  
Cycle Systems ◽  
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor

High Spatial Resolution Crack Monitoring in Concrete Structures Using a Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin (Wenhai) Li ◽  
Michel Gaudet
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
High Spatial Resolution ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Large Strain ◽  
Fiber Optic Sensor ◽  
Crack Location ◽  
Four Point Bending ◽  
Optic Sensor ◽  
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor

Abstract A method to monitor the mechanical behavior and identify crack location and growth in a concrete structure element using a distributed fiber optic sensor (FOS) system is demonstrated experimentally by testing concrete specimens in four-point bending. The sensor system consisted of an optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) interrogator unit paired with an all-grating sensing fiber that was bonded to the surface of the concrete test specimen. Strain measurements with high spatial resolution of <10 mm were obtained at various points along a single fiber cable. Large strain values at the crack locations indicated strain concentrations that could be used to assess the crack growth. The distributed sensing system demonstrated the capability to detect localized, early stage cracks, with crack width smaller than 0.1 mm, well before they become observable by visual inspection.

Single-fiber grid for improved spatial resolution in distributed fiber optic sensor

2010 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 1677 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Pandian ◽  
M. Kasinathan ◽  
S. Sosamma ◽  
C. Babu Rao ◽  
T. Jayakumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Single Fiber ◽  
Fiber Optic Sensor ◽  
Optic Sensor ◽  
Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor
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