Opto-mechanical Fiber Optic Sensors: Research, Technology, and Applications in Mechanical Sensing

Opto-mechanical Fiber Optic Sensors: Research, Technology, and Applications in Mechanical Sensing offers comprehensive coverage of the theoretical aspects of fiber optic sensors (FOS), along with current and emerging applications in the mechanical, petroleum, biomedical, biomechanical, aerospace and automotive industries. Special attention is given to FOS applications in harsh environments. Due to recent technology advances, optical fibers have found uses in many industrial applications. Various sectors are major targets for FOS's capable of measuring mechanical parameters, such as pressure, stress, strain and temperature. Opto-mechanical FOS's offer unique advantages, including immunity to electromagnetic interference, high fidelity and signal-to-noise ratio, low-loss remote sensing and small size.

Provides current background information and fundamentals on fiber optic sensors technologyCovers a wide variety of established and emerging applications of FOS Focuses on mechanical parameter measurementIncludes contributions from leading researchers and practitioners in their fieldsCovers current methods of fabrication and packaging

1. Opto-Mechanical Modeling of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors 2. Superstructure Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors for Multiparameter Sensing 3. Flat-Cladding Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors for Large Strain Amplitude Fatigue Tests 4. Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Sensor for Microstructure In Situ Strain Measurement and Real-Time Failure Detection 5. Distributed Brillouin Sensing Using Polymer Optical Fibers 6. Femtosecond Laser-Inscribed Fiber Bragg Gratings for Sensing Applications 7. Innovative Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors for Highly Demanding Applications: Considerations, Concepts, and Designs 8. Fiber-Optic Sensors in the Oil and Gas Industry: Current and Future Applications 9. Aerospace Applications of Optical Fiber 10. Fiber Optical Sensors in Biomechanics 11. Fiber-Optic Sensors for Biomedical Applications