Optical fiber sensing of strain in synthetic fiber tension members: recent results

Uttamchandani, Deepak G.; Sass, A.; Culshaw, Brian; Overington, M. S.; Parsey, M.; Facchini, Massimo; Thévenaz, Luc

doi:10.1117/12.347970

Optical fiber sensing of strain in synthetic fiber tension members: recent results

Uttamchandani, Deepak G. ; Sass, A. ; Culshaw, Brian ; Overington, M. S. ; Parsey, M. ; Facchini, Massimo ; Thévenaz, Luc

Strain measurements on synthetic fibre rope constructions ofthe type used in marine applications are reported. The ropes are of a novel construction by virtue of incorporation of fibre-optic sensors for strain measurement. Two instrumentation approaches -a Brillouin strain measuring system and a RF sub-carrier strain measuring system -have been utilised to interrogate the fibre sensors.

Published in:

International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics: Selected Papers from Photonics India '98, 3666, 514-519

Presented at:

International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics: Selected Papers from Photonics India '98, New Delhi, India, April 28, 1999

Year:

1999

Publisher:

SPIE

DOI:

10.1117/12.347970

Laboratories:

SCI-STI-LT
THEVE