• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권8호
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• pp.1689-1696
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• 2020

In this study, we developed a fiber-optic humidity sensor (FOHS) system for the monitoring and detection of coolant leakage in nuclear power plants. The FOHS system includes an FOHS, a spectrometer, a halogen white-light source, and a Y-coupler. The FOHS is composed of a humidity-sensing material, a metal tube, a multi-mode plastic optical fiber, and a subminiature version A (SMA) fiber-optic connector. The humidity-sensing material is synthesized from a mixture of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) in distilled water. We measured the optical intensity of the light signals reflected from the FOHS placed inside the humidity chamber with relative humidity (RH) variation from 40 to 95%. We found that the optical intensity of the sensing probe increased linearly with the RH. The reversibility and reproducibility of the FOHS were also evaluated.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.865-871
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 기존의 플루오린화 수소산(hydrofluoric acid)을 이용한 꼬인 형태의 광섬유형 결합기 표면에 젤라틴 수용액을 코팅한 뒤 흡수체로 활용하여 상대 습도 측정에 이용하였다. 제안한 광섬유형 습도 측정 센서는 기존 전자 소자를 이용한 감지 방식과 비교하면 값이 매우 저렴하며 광섬유 및 빛이 갖는 다양한 장점들을 취하고 있다. 본 논문에서 제시한 광섬유형 습도 센서는 상대습도 기준 약 40 %에서부터 85 %까지 측정한 결과를 보여주었으며, 계산 결과와도 그 경향이 잘 일치하는 것을 알 수 있다. 본 논문에서 제시한 광섬유형 결합기 센서 구조는 향후 센서 분야에서 습도 및 다양한 위험 기체를 감지할 수 있는 역할로 유망한 역할을 맡을 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.594-597
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• 2023

We have proposed and demonstrated a fiber optic RH (relative humidity) sensor based on fiber Bragg grating covered with a polyimide film. As the polyimide film absolves the moisture in the air, its volume expands. As a result, the grating period of the FBG (fiber Bragg grating) covered with a polyimide film becomes wide and the Bragg wavelength is shifted. The sensor is implemented by fixing a 30 ㎛ thickness polyimide film on the surface of an optical fiber grating using an adhesive, and the characteristics of the device according to humidity are analyzed. The fabricated FBG RH sensor showed a high sensitivity of 0.0186 nm/RH% and a wide measurement range from 30% to 90%. The influence of environmental temperature on the characteristics of the RH sensor was also measured and analyzed. The feasibility of commercialization is presented.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2005년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.215-218
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• 2005

In this research, design scheme of fiber Bragg grating(FBG) sensor system for aircraft application is suggested from the results and the know-how from the fon11er researches on structural health monitoring techniques using fiber optic sensors. Design factors to be taken into consideration were derived for both sensor parts including connection and system parts. For the stability of FBG sensor system, design requirements of temperature, vibration, humidity, electromagnetic interference were presented from U. S. military standards. The direction of software programming which increases stability and perfon11ance of the aircraft with the FBG sensor system was also examined.