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Development and analysis of a model based on chirped fiber Bragg gratings employed for cracks characterization in materials

Nelida A. RussoMiguel V. AndrésRicardo DuchowiczRicardo DuchowiczAngelica Maria Mesa YandyAngelica Maria Mesa YandyJose Luis Cruz

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Materials scienceCiencias FísicasPhysics::Optics02 engineering and technologyGratingFabry-Perot cavityIDENTIFICATION OF MATERIAL CRACKS01 natural sciencesFABRY–PEROT CAVITY010309 opticsFabry–Perot cavityOpticsFiber Bragg gratingPosition (vector)0103 physical sciencesMODELING OF SENSORSChirpFiberElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryGroup delay and phase delayModelling of sensorsÓpticaChirped fibre Bragg gratingsbusiness.industryChirped fiber Bragg gratingsIdentification of material cracksOptical fiber sensorsCHIRPED FIBER BRAGG GRATINGSFísicaOptical fibre sensors021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsUNESCO::FÍSICA::Óptica ::Fibras ópticasElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsWavelengthTransmission (telecommunications):FÍSICA::Óptica ::Fibras ópticas [UNESCO]Modeling of sensorsOPTICAL FIBER SENSORS0210 nano-technologybusinessCIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS

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In this work a model was developed that allows to understand the behavior of a chirped fiber Bragg grating for the detection and characterization of cracks in materials. In addition to the amplitude response, we show that the group delay of the grating provides useful information for the characterization of the crack. The position of the crack can be determined thanks to the linear chirp of the grating that fixes a correlation between the spatial position and both, the wavelength and the group delay. However, our analysis shows that this simple approach has a source of error, which can be overcome if a controllable external strain can be applied to the embedded grating, additional to the strain generated by the embedding process. Thus, the width of the crack can be also estimated. The effect of the appearance of a crack on the grating generates simple o multiple transmission peaks that are analyzed considering the behavior of a Fabry–Perot fiber cavity. This simple model was experimentally tested and preliminary results were in good agreement with the simulations.

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2018-11-01
10.1016/j.optcom.2018.05.050https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0030401818304358?via=ihub