Photonic Sensors, Volume. 5, Issue 2, 166(2015)

Long-Range Displacement Sensor Based on SMS Fiber Structure and OTDR

A. ARIFIN1,2、*, A. M. HATTA3,4, SEKARTEDJO3, M. S. MUNTINI1, and and A. RUBIYANTO1
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  • 1Department of Physics, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya 60111, Indonesia
  • 2Department of Physics, Hasanuddin University, Makassar 90245, Indonesia
  • 3Departement of Engineering Physics, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya 6011, Indonesia
  • 4Department of Physics, Jazan University, Jazan 45-142, Saudi Arabia
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    This paper presents a long-range displacement measurement method by using a singlemulti-single mode (SMS) fiber structure, attached to a flexible plate between two permanent poles and the optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR)-based interrogator. The SMS fiber structure sensors are prepared with two different configurations, i.e. straight and sinusoidal configurations. It is demonstrated that the displacement sensor can perform a displacement measurement with a range from 0 mm to 150 mm with a resolution of 0.159 mm. The sinusoidal configuration provides a better sensitivity than the straight configuration. The proposed sensor offers a low cost, and it can be implemented for quasi-distributed displacement measurement which is suitable for civil structure monitoring.

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    A. ARIFIN, A. M. HATTA, SEKARTEDJO, M. S. MUNTINI, and A. RUBIYANTO. Long-Range Displacement Sensor Based on SMS Fiber Structure and OTDR[J]. Photonic Sensors, 2015, 5(2): 166

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    Paper Information

    Category: Regular

    Received: Sep. 26, 2014

    Accepted: Dec. 9, 2014

    Published Online: Apr. 20, 2015

    The Author Email: ARIFIN A. (arifinpide@gmail.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s13320-015-0225-4

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