• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2002년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.505-510
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• 2002

We have focused on the development of a fiber optic BOTDA (Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis) sensor system in order to measure temperature distributed on large structures. Also, we present a feasibility study of the fiber optic sensor to monitor the distributed temperature on a building construction. A fiber optic BOTDA sensor system, which has a capability of measuring the temperature distribution, attempted over several kilometers of long fiber paths. This simple fiber optic sensor system employs a laser diode and two electro-optic modulators. The optical fiber of the length of 1400 m was installed on the surfaces of the building. The change of the distributed temperature on the building construction was well measured by this fiber optic sensor. The temperature changed normally up to 4℃ through one day.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.294-299
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• 2001

최근에 구조물의 안전 감시를 위하여 광섬유 센서를 개발하기 위한 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 구조물의 넓은 면적에 분포되어있는 변형률을 한 개의 광섬유 라인으로 측정하기 위한 광섬유 BOTDA(Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis) 센서를 개발하는 연구를 수행하였다. 광섬유 BOTDA 센서는 2개의 광전 변조기 (electro-optic modulator)를 사용하여 간단하게 구성하였다. 광섬유의 변형률 측정실험을 통하여 광섬유의 전체길이 4.8km중에 변형률이 가해진 10m 구간의 변형률을 200회 평균화 처리된 신호로부터 브릴루앙 주파수 천이를 측정함에 의하여 정확하게 측정할 수 있음을 보였다. 또한 삼성전자의 단일모드 광섬유의 경우 변형률 측정 실험을 통하여 변형률 감지도가 4.81 MHz/0.01%임을 알 수 있었다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.163-172
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• 2001

넓은 지역에 걸친 침입자의 침투를 감시하기 위하여 수십 km의 광섬유 길이 전체를 감지부로 사용할 수 있는 광섬유 BOTDA (Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis) 센서를 개발하였다. 광섬유 BOTDA 센서는 한 개의 레이저 다이오드와 두 개의 광전 변조기(electro-optic modulator)를 사용하여 간단하게 구성하였다. 침입자에 의한 광섬유의 변형률 변화를 탐지하는 실험을 수행하기 위하여 광학테이블 위에 광섬유에 변형률을 인가하기 위한 실험장치를 설치하여 실험을 수행하였다. 이 실험으로부터 시간간격 1.5 초동안 광섬유 약 4.81 km의 길이를 거리분해능 3 m로 침입자를 탐지할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.499-507
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• 2004

광섬유 ROTDR (Rayleigh optical time domain reflectometry) 센서와 보디 긴 광섬유를 감지광섬유로 사용할 수 있는 광섬유 BOTDA (Brillouin optical time domain analysis) 센서를 구성하고, 이들 각각을 이용하여 중요보안 대상체인 사회기반시설물에 침투하는 침입자를 탐지할 수 있는 기포 연구를 수행하였다 ROTDR 센서의 감지부로는 넓은 면적을 감지할 수 있는 매설형 광섬유 센서 탐지판을 제작하고, 인가된 침입물체의 위치와 무게에 따른 신호특성을 고찰하였다. ROTDR 센서는 펄스 폭이 30ns이고, 광섬유의 길이는 10km 이상이다. 위치탐지오차는 약 2m 이내였으며, 무게에 따른 탐지능력은 20kgf, 40kgf, 60kgf, 80 kgf의 네 단계를 구분할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다. 넓은 지역에 걸친 침입자의 침투를 감시하기 위하며 수십 km의 광섬유 길이 전제를 감지부로 사용할 수 있는 광섬유 BOTDA 센서를 개발하였다. BOTDA 센서는 한 개의 레이저 다이오드와 두 개의 광전 변조기(electro-optic modulator)를 사용하여 간단하게 구성하였다. 침입자에 의한 광섬유의 변형률 벽화를 탐지하는 실험을 수행하기 위하여 광학테이블 위에 광섬유에 변형률을 인가하기 위한 실험 장치를 설치하여 실험을 수행하였다. 이 실험으로부터 시간간격 1.5 초동안 광섬유 약 4.81km의 길이를 거리분해능 3m로 침입자를 탐지할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2003

In order to do continuous health monitoring of large structures, it is necessary that the distributed sensing of strain and temperature of the structures be measured. So, we present the temperature compensation of a signal from a fiber optic BOTDA (Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis) sensor. A fiber optic BOTDA sensor has good performance of strain measurement. However, the signal of a fiber optic BOTDA sensor is influenced by strain and temperature. Therefore, we applied an optical fiber on the beam as follows: one part of the fiber, which is sensitive to the strain and the temperature, is bonded on the surface of the beam and another part of the fiber, which is only sensitive to the temperature, is located nearby the strain sensing fiber. Therefore, the strains can be determined from the strain sensing fiber while compensating for the temperature from the temperature sensing fiber. These measured strains were compared with the strains from electrical strain gages. After temperature compensation, it was concluded that the strains from the fiber optic BOTDA sensor had good coincidence with those values of the conventional electrical strain gages.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.405-423
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• 2016

In this study, the feasibility of using telecommunication single-mode optical fiber (SMF) as a distributed fiber optic strain and crack sensor was evaluated in concrete pavement monitoring. Tensile tests on various sensors indicated that the $SMF-28e^+$ fiber revealed linear elastic behavior to rupture at approximately 26 N load and 2.6% strain. Six full-scale concrete panels were prepared and tested under truck and three-point loads to quantify the performance of sensors with pulse pre-pump Brillouin optical time domain analysis (PPP-BOTDA). The sensors were protected by precast mortar from brutal action during concrete casting. Once air-cured for 2 hours after initial setting, half a mortar cylinder of 12 mm in diameter ensured that the protected sensors remained functional during and after concrete casting. The strains measured from PPP-BOTDA with a sensitivity coefficient of $5.43{\times}10^{-5}GHz/{\mu}{\varepsilon}$ were validated locally by commercial fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. Unlike the point FBG sensors, the distributed PPP-BOTDA sensors can be utilized to effectively locate multiple cracks. Depending on their layout, the distributed sensors can provide one- or two-dimensional strain fields in pavement panels. The width of both micro and major cracks can be linearly related to the peak strain directly measured with the distributed fiber optic sensor.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 2003년도 제14회 정기총회 및 03년 동계학술발표회
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• pp.330-331
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• 2003

분포형 광섬유 센서시스템은 일정한 길이의 연속적인 광섬유 및 광케이블을 매질로 하여 길이 방향에서 생기는 투과율 또는 산란 특성의 변화를 통해 물리량의 변화와 그 위치를 감지하는 시스템을 말한다. 그 중에서 광섬유 내부의 브릴루앙 산란효과를 이용하여 광케이블 주위에 진동, 압력등에 매우 민감한 분포형 광섬유센서를 구성하고 외부로부터의 침입 유무와 위치를 파악함과 동시에 주요시설물의 감시 및 진단이 가능하도록 한다. (중략)

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.168-173
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• 2004

Brillouin scattering-based fiber optic sensors are useful to measure strain or temperature in a distributed manner. Since the Brillouin frequency of an optical fiber depends on both the strain and temperature, it is very important to know whether the Brillouin frequency shift is caused by the strain change or temperature change. This article presents a temperature compensation technique of a Brillouin scattering-based fiber optic strain sensor. Both the changes of the Brillouin frequency and the Brillouin gain power is observed for the temperature compensation using a BOTDA sensor system. Experimental results showed that the temperature compensated strain values were highly consistent with actual strain values.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.245-258
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• 2015

A methodology based on distributed fiber optic sensors is proposed to detect the lateral buckling for subsea pipelines in this study. Uncontrolled buckling may lead to serious consequences for the structural integrity of a pipeline. A simple solution to this problem is to control the formation of lateral buckles among the pipeline. This firms the importance of monitoring the occurrence and evolution of pipeline buckling during the installation stage and long-term service cycle. This study reports the experimental investigations on a method for distributed detection of lateral buckling in subsea pipelines with Brillouin fiber optic sensor. The sensing scheme possesses the capability for monitoring the pipeline over the entire structure. The longitudinal strains are monitored by mounting the Brillouin optical time domain analysis (BOTDA) distributed sensors on the outer surface of the pipeline. Then the bending-induced strain is extracted to detect the occurrence and evolution of lateral buckling. Feasibility of the method was validated by using an experimental program on a small scale model pipe. The results demonstrate that the proposed approach is able to detect, in a distributed manner, the onset and progress of lateral buckling in pipelines. The methodology developed in this study provides a promising tool for assessing the structural integrity of subsea pipelines.

• Advanced Composite Materials
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.125-137
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• 2008

FBG (Fiber Bragg Grating) sensors and optical fibers were embedded into CFRP dry preforms before resin impregnation in VaRTM (Vacuum-assisted Resin Transfer Molding). The embedding location was the interface between the skin and the stringer in a CFRP-stiffened panel. The reflection spectra of the FBG sensors monitored the strain and temperature changes during all the molding processes. The internal residual strains of the CFRP panel could be evaluated during both the curing time and the post-curing time. The temperature changes indicated the differences between the dry preform and the outside of the vacuum bagging. After the molding, four-point bending was applied to the panel for the verification of its structural integrity and the sensor capabilities. The optical fibers were then used for the newly-developed PPP-BOTDA (Pulse-PrePump Brillouin Optical Time Domain Analysis) system. The long-range distributed strain and temperature can be measured by this system, whose spatial resolution is 100 mm. The strain changes from the FBGs and the PPP-BOTDA agreed well with those from the conventional strain gages and FE analysis in the CFRP panel. Therefore, the fiber-optic sensors and its system were very effective for the evaluation of the VaRTM composite structures.