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From: Frank A. Coluccio7/20/2010 2:02:52 AM
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[Acoustic Fiber] The next wave in fashion: clothes made of sound-recording fabric
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[Acoustic Fiber] MIT Researchers Develop Fibers That Can Produce, Detect Sound
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Fiber-optical microphones and accelerometers based on polymer optical fiber Bragg gratings

Abstract:

Polymer optical fibers (POFs) are ideal for applications as the sensing element in fiber-optical microphones and accelerometers based on fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) due to their reduced Young’s Modulus [fac: explan: bit.ly] of 3.2GPa, compared to 72GPa of Silica. To maximize the sensitivity and the dynamic range of the device the outer diameter and the length of the sensing fiber segment should be as small as possible. To this end we have fabricated 3mm FBGs in single-mode step-index POFs of diameter 115 micron, using 325nm UV writing and a phase-mask technique. 6mm POF sections with FBGs in the center have been glued to standard Silica SMF28 fibers. These POF FBGs have been characterized in terms of temperature and strain to find operating regimes with no hysteresis. Commercial fast wavelength interrogators (KHz) are shown to be able to track the thin POF FBGs and they are finally applied in a prototype accelerometer. The specs are compared to the specs obtained when using Silica FBGs.
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