• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.337-341
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• 2010

A high sensitivity fiber optic temperature sensor based on a side-polished fiber (SPF) coupled to a tapered multimode overlay waveguide (MMOW) is proposed and studied. Both tapered and non-tapered MMOW were considered to study the effect of tapering of MMOW on the characteristics of the device and to investigate the criticality of the uniformity of the multimode overlay waveguide over the SPF. Present study shows that tapering of the MMOW can be used to tune the desired wavelength range without any loss in the sensitivity. Sensitivity up to 9 nm/$^{\circ}C$ within the temperature range of 25 to $100^{\circ}C$ can be achieved with the proposed sensor, almost 6 times higher compared even to state-of-the-art high-sensitivity grating-based fiber optic temperature sensors.

• 센서학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.462-469
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• 2008

In this study, we have fabricated a fiber-optic radiation sensor using an organic scintillator and plastic optical fiber for brachytherapy dosimetry. Also, we have measured relative depth dose rates of Ir-192 source using a fiber-optic sensor and compared them with the results obtained using a conventional EBT film. Cerenkov lights which can be a noise in measuring scintillating light with a fiber-optic sensor are measured and eliminated by using of a background optical fiber. It is expected that a fiber-optic radiation sensor can be used in brachytherapy dosimetry due to its advantages such as a low cost, simple usage and a small volume.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2010

음향방출법은 압력용기 구조에서 존재하는 결함이나 누출을 탐지하거나 모니터링하는데 유용한 도구로 부상하였다. 본 연구에서는 브레그 격자에 근거한 음향방출센서 시스템이 개발되었다. 다양한 길이의 센싱부를 포함하는 다양한 형태의 광섬유 브레그 격자센서가 제작되었고 PZT 펄서와 연필심 파괴를 이용하여 시험되었다. 두 가지 형태의 센서부착법이 사용되었다. 첫째는 광섬유 브레그 격자센서가 접착제를 이용하여 표면에 완전히 부착되는 방법이고 둘째는 센서의 한쪽 부분만 표면에 부분적으로 고정하고 다른 쪽은 외팔보와 같이 작동하도록 하는 방법이다. 이렇게 함으로써 센싱부의 길이에 비례하는 고유진동수를 갖는 광섬유 브레그 격자센서를 구성할 수 있다. 본 연구에 사용된 센서 시스템의 최종 목적은 원자력발전소 상부 관통관의 균열이나 누출을 탐지하는 온라인 모니터링 시스템에 사용하는 것이다.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2015

In this paper, we implemented a polarimetric vibration sensor using a Sagnac birefringence interferometer composed of polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber(PM-PCF). By changing the amplitude and frequency of vibration applied to PM-PCF employed as the sensor head of the proposed sensor, sensor responses to various types of vibration were investigated. First, the vibration characteristic of the sensor was explored for a single frequency in a frequency range from 1 to 3000Hz with a cylindrical piezoelectric transducer, and then the sensor response to naturally damped vibration was examined by utilizing a metal cantilever. It was experimentally observed that the sensor output signal was deteriorated by more than 3dB at ~1900Hz in the single frequency vibration measurement with a minimum detectable strain perturbation of ${\sim}1.34n{\varepsilon}/Hz^{1/2}$ at 1500Hz and the peak value of the sensor output signal was proportional to the strength of initially applied stress in the naturally damped vibration measurement.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.1100-1109
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• 2006

In this study, two different technologies which can measure temperature simultaneously at many points are introduced. One is to use a thermal sensor cable that is comprised of addressable thermal sensors connected in parallel within a single cable. The other is to use an optic fiber with Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) system. The difference between two technologies can be summarized as follows. A thermal sensor cable has a concept of 'point sensing' that can measure temperature at accurate position of a thermal sensor. So the accuracy and resolution of temperature measurement are up to the ability of the thermal sensor. Whereas optic fiber sensor has a concept of 'distributed sensing' because temperature is measured by ratio of Stokes and anti-Stokes component intensities of Raman backscatter that is generated when laser pulse travels along an optic fiber. It's resolution is determined by measuring distance, measuring time and spatial resolution. The purpose of this study is that application targets of two temperature measurement techniques are checked in technical and economical phases by examining the strength and weakness of them. Considering the functions and characteristics of two techniques, the thermal sensor cable will be suitable to apply to the assessment of groundwater flow, geothermal distribution and grouting efficiency within 300m distance. It is expected that the optic fiber sensor can be widely utilized at various fields (for example: pipe line inspection, tunnel fire detection, power line monitoring etc.) which need an information of temperature distribution over relatively long distance.

• 센서학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.96-105
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• 2000

광섬유 TR-EFPI(total reflected extrtinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric) 센서가 빌딩, 교량, 항공기 등의 구조물의 변형률을 측정하기 위하여 개발되어졌다. 기존의 광섬유 EFPl(extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric) 센서는 그 신호가 변형률의 변화에 따라 정현파 형태로 출력되기 때문에 변형률의 증가 또는 감소를 구별하기 어렵다. 또한 절대 변형률은 이러한 단순한 광섬유 EFPI 센서로는 측정이 불가능하다. 본 연구에서는 변형률의 크기와 방향을 측정하기 위해서 광섬유 EFPI 센서를 전반사형 탐촉자로 개조한 광섬유 TR-EFPI 센서를 구성하였다. 이 광섬유 TR-EFPI 센서의 탐촉자는 모세유리관 안에 공기간극을 이루는 단일모드 광섬유(single mode fiber)와 거울코팅 광섬유(mirror coated fiber)에 의하여 구성된다. 이 광섬유 TR-EFPI 센서의 광출력 신호로부터 변형률의 크기와 방향을 결정하기 위하여 필요한 정보를 얻을 수 있다. 광섬유 TR-EFPI 센서로부터 구한 변형률과 전기저항형 변형률 게이지에 의한 변형률을 비교하기 위하여 광섬유 TR-EFPI 센서를 구성하고 알루미늄보 위에 전기저항형 변형률 게이지와 동일한 위치에 적용하여 만능시험기를 사용하여 하중 증가-감소에 따른 변형률 측정 실험을 수행하였다. 이 실험을 통하여 광섬유 TR-EFPI 센서에 의하여 구한 변형률은 전기저항형 변형률 게이지에 의한 변형률과 잘 일치함을 확인하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2012

광섬유센서는 구조물에 매립 또는 부착시 전단응력에 의해 편광이 발생하여 피크가 2개로 갈라질 수 있기 때문에 센서는 보호되고 양 끝단을 고정하는 방법으로 패키징을 하여야 하나, 광섬유의 클래딩 부분을 부착하는 방식으로 고정하면, 변형발생시 광케이블을 구성하는 코어와 클래딩 사이에서 미끄러짐 현상이 발생하기 때문에 이를 방지하기위해 센서의 양 끝단에 고정구를 사용하고 광섬유를 부분탈피하여 부착하여 접점을 만들어 줌으로써 외력에 의해 발생하는 변형을 정확하게 측정이 가능하도록 하였다. 그리고 기존 광섬유격자센서가 자체적으로 압축변형의 측정이 곤란한 점을 개선하기위해 미리 긴장(Pre-Strain)상태를 유지하기 위하여 두 개의 접점사이를 볼트와 너트로 조절하여 프리스트레인 가변이 가능하도록 하여 인장/압축변형 측정을 가능하게 한 광섬유격자센서 패키지를 제작하였다. 이러한 광섬유격자센서패키지를 실제구조물에 적용하여 측정하였으며, 이를 통하여 안전을 감시하는 모니터링시스템에 적용할 수 있도록 하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.80-89
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• 1998

The measuring method of structural strain by a 3*3 passive-demodulated fiber optic interferometric sensor was developed to implement the real-time monitoring of structural status. A 3*3 fiber optic Michelson interferometric sensor was constructed to sense the value and the direction of structural strain. This sensor was applied on the cantilevered aluminum beam to experiment the sensing of the structural deformation. The digital signal processing was programmed by LabVIEW to determine the structural strain from the fiber optic signals. This program was verified by various simulated fiber optic signals. Finally, the structural was well determined by this developed program from real fiber optic signals.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.81-84
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• 2007

In this paper, fiber optic sound and vibration monitoring sensor which is latticed shape structure based on Sagnac interferometer is fabricated and tested in laboratory conditions. To detect external vibrations surface mounted fibers on the latticed steel wire fence with a dimension of 170cm by 180cm is used. To detect external sound frequency the tightened fiber optic itself wire netting fence with a dimension of 50cm by 50cm is used. Experiments for the detection of the excited vibration and sound signals were performed. A small vibrator induced external vibration signal and it is applied to the latticed structure in the range of 100Hz to several kHz. External sound signal applied to the fiber optic sensor net using non-directional sound speaker. The detected optical signals were compared and analyzed to the detected both accelerometer and microphone signals in the time and frequency domain. Based on the experimental results, distributed fiber optic sensor using Sagnac interferometer detected effectively external vibration and sound signal and had a good performance. This system can be expanded to the monitoring of a significant system and to the structural health monitoring system.

• 센서학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.180-185
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• 2005

In this study, a plastic fiber-optic temperature sensor is fabricated using TSCM(thermo sensitive clouding material) which changes its light transmittance with temperature and the characteristics of this sensor are evaluated. The fabricated fiber optic temperature sensor is the reflector type using a Y-coupler. The optimum light source and reflector are decided by measuring the amount of reflected light through TSCM. Also, the optimum distance from the end of sensor to the surface of reflector is determined. Then the relationship between the amount of measured reflected light and the temperature of TSCM is found.