Tightly Bending Loss Measurement for 1.3 Micrometers and 1.55 Micrometers Broadband Wavelength Division Multiplexing Fiber Sensor Systems

Abstract

A tightly bending loss technique is developed for application in biomedical WDM fiber sensors. In this paper, we present the measurement and comparison of bending sensor in 1.3 micronmeter and 1.55 micronmeter wavelength region, respectively. A two - wavelength measurement setup is built for bending loss testing. Various wrapping method and turns are invested for studying the bending loss for broadband biomedical sensing system. We found that as the bending loss increases, the oblique angle of wrapping become large. These research results is helpful for multi-channel multi-array fiber optic biomedical sensor systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP011247

Entities

People

  • Shyh-lin Tsao
  • Wen-ming Cheng

Organizations

  • Yuan Ze University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Broadband
  • Communication Systems
  • Communications Techniques
  • Detectors
  • Diameters
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Mail
  • Fibers
  • Measurement
  • Multiplexing
  • Optical Detection
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Fibers
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Sensor Networks
  • Wavelength Division Multiplexing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology