IEEE Photonics Technology Letters · 2003 · 250 citations · 3 references
EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringOptical MaterialsPhotonicsSensorsDisplacement MeasurementDisplacement SensorsFiber OpticsOptical FibersOptical SensingOptical SensorsFiber Optic Displacement SensorsFiber SensorsFiber-optic SensingFiber-optic SensorsMultimode Optical FibersOptical Displacement SensorsOptical Fiber SensorsSingle-mode Fibers
A new concept for a multimode interference-based fiber-optic displacement sensor is investigated both theoretically and experimentally. By applying multimode interference and reimaging theory to optical fibers, a displacement sensor consisting of only a section of multimode fiber fusion spliced to a single-mode fiber can be readily fabricated. Observation and analysis of the power reflected off of a surface and back through the device over a finite wavelength range provides enough information to use the device as a calibrated displacement sensor over a large displacement range.
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