Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li 320, Taiwan.
Sensors (Basel). 2012;12(3):3314-26. doi: 10.3390/s120303314. Epub 2012 Mar 8.
Optical fibers possess many advantages such as small size, light weight and immunity to electro-magnetic interference that meet the sensing requirements to a large extent. In this investigation, a Mach-Zehnder interferometric optical fiber sensor is used to measure the dynamic strain of a vibrating cantilever beam. A 3 × 3 coupler is employed to demodulate the phase shift of the Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The dynamic strain of a cantilever beam subjected to base excitation is determined by the optical fiber sensor. The experimental results are validated with the strain gauge.
光纤具有尺寸小、重量轻和抗电磁干扰等优点,在很大程度上满足了传感的要求。在这项研究中,采用马赫-曾德尔干涉型光纤传感器测量振动悬臂梁的动态应变。采用 3×3 耦合器对马赫-曾德尔干涉仪的相移进行解调。通过光纤传感器确定了受基座激励的悬臂梁的动态应变。实验结果与应变计进行了验证。