• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.326-332
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• 2010

We review the research on specialty fiber couplers with emphasis placed on the characteristics that make them attractive for biomedical imaging, optical communications, and sensing applications. The fabrication of fiber couplers has been carried out with, in addition to conventional single mode fiber, various specialty fibers such as photonic crystal fiber, double clad fiber, and hole-assisted fiber with a Ge-doped core. For the fiber coupler fabrication, the side polishing and the fused biconical tapered methods have been developed. These specialty fiber couplers have been applied to optical coherence tomography, fluorescence spectroscopy, fiber sensors, and optical communication systems. This review aims to provide a detailed statement on the recent progress and novel applications of specialty fiber couplers.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.250-253
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• 2001

Recently, based on the smart structure concept, optical fiber sensors have been increasingly applied to monitor the various engineering and civil structural components. Repairs based on adhesively bonded fiber reinforce composite patches are more structurally efficient and much less damaging to the parent structure than standard repairs based on mechanically fastened metallic patches. As a result of the high reinforcing efficiency of bonded patches fatigue cracks can be successfully repaired. However, when such repairs are applied to primary structures, it is needed to demonstrate that its loss can be immediately detected. This approach is based on the "smart patch" concept in which the patch system monitors its own health. The objective of this study is to evaluate the potentiality of application of transmission-type extrinsic Fabry-Perot optical fiber sensor (TEFPI) to the monitoring of crack growth behavior of composite patch repaired structures. The sensing system of TEFPI and the data reduction principle for the detection of crack detection are presented. Finally, experimental results from the tests of center-cracked-tension aluminum specimens repaired with bonded composite patch is presented and discussed.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.461-472
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• 2012

This study proposes an optics-based active sensing system for continuous monitoring of underground pipelines in nuclear power plants (NPPs). The proposed system generates and measures guided waves using a single laser source and optical cables. First, a tunable laser is used as a common power source for guided wave generation and sensing. This source laser beam is transmitted through an optical fiber, and the fiber is split into two. One of them is used to actuate macro fiber composite (MFC) transducers for guided wave generation, and the other optical fiber is used with fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors to measure guided wave responses. The MFC transducers placed along a circumferential direction of a pipe at one end generate longitudinal and flexural modes, and the corresponding responses are measured using FBG sensors instrumented in the same configuration at the other end. The generated guided waves interact with a defect, and this interaction causes changes in response signals. Then, a damage-sensitive feature is extracted from the response signals using the axi-symmetry nature of the measured pitch-catch signals. The feasibility of the proposed system has been examined through a laboratory experiment.

• Composites Research
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2006

In this paper, a long gauge Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensor system is described and long gauge FBGs are well-suited for measuring the upper parts of the bridge piers under the extremely severe movement conditions. In the experiments, we used more than 30m long FBG sensors to measure the movement of top part of the bridge piers which are separated from the main bridge by cutting the decks. With the actuator, the deck and girders were pushed and released. We checked the movement of the top of the pier while releasing the pressure of the actuator with the long gauge fiber sensor. In order to measure the movement of the upper part of the pier, the reference point must be outside of the pier. Using the optical fiber sensors, one end of the sensor is attached to the top of the pier and the other end is attached to the bottom of the next pier. The fiber sensors showed good response to the release loading and we could calculate the movement of the top part of the pear.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2005년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.25-28
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• 2005

The optical fiber is known for the proper sensor which can accomplish the structural health monitoring, Fiber Bragg Grating sensors are being studied more than any other fiber optic sensors due to good multiplexing capabilities. But because the signal stability of FBG sensors can be influenced by the strain gradient, it needs to analyze signal of FBG sensors. Particularly acoording to strain gradient induced by structural geometry or cracks, the spectrum peak of the FBG sensor signal can be split easily. In this paper, the spectrum analysis of the FBG sensor signal was performed and the region of embedment of FBG sensors was determined in $H_2$ pressure vessel by numerical method.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 선박이송용 트레슬의 표면에 부착할 수 있는 광섬유센서 패키지를 설계하고 파장다중분할방식에 기초한 센서 네트워크를 설계한 후, 모의 트레슬 유닛을 이용한 실험을 통하여 트레슬의 구조적 건전 모니터링을 위한 스마트 트레슬의 가능성을 확인하였다. 광섬유 브래그 격자 센서는 알루미늄 관으로 만들어진 원통형으로 패키징 되었다. 또한, 패키징 된 광섬유 센서를 폴리머 튜브에 삽입 한 후, 튜브 내부에 에폭시를 충전하여 센서가 해수에 대한 부식저항과 내구성을 갖도록 하였다. 패키지 된 광섬유 센서는 0.2 MPa 하의 수압테스트를 통하여 해수에서의 사용에 대한 신뢰성도 검증되었다. 트레슬의 변형에 관한 유한 요소 해석에 의해 얻어진 트레슬 부재의 변위가 큰 곳을 중심으로 트레슬에 부착할 브래그 격자의 수와 위치를 결정하였다. 최대 하중이 가해지는 트레슬 부재의 변형은 ${\sim}1000{\mu}{\varepsilon}$의 변형율로 분석되었으며, 그 때 트레슬에 걸리는 최대 하중으로 인한 센서의 브래그 파장 변화는 ~1,200 pm으로 계산되었다. 유한 요소 해석에서 얻은 결과에 따라 센서의 브래그 파장 간격을 3~5 nm로 결정하여 트레슬에 하중이 가해 졌을 때 센서 사이의 브래그 격자 파장값이 겹치지 않도록 설계하였다. 5개의 광섬유센서 패키지로 구성된 센서 모듈 5개를 연결하면 브래그 격자 센서 50개가 네트워크 될 수 있으므로, 브래그 격자 파장 검출기의 광원 중심 파장이 1550 nm에서 150 nm 광학 창 내에서 모두 검출될 수 있도록 하였다. 모의 트레슬 유닛에 부착 된 5개의 광섬유 센서 패키지의 브래그 파장 이동은 광섬유 루프미러를 사용하는 브래그 격자 파장검출기에 의해 잘 검출되었으며, 그 때 검출된 브래그 격자 센서의 값은 최대 변형률이 약 $235.650{\mu}{\varepsilon}$로 측정되었다. 센서 패키징과 네트워킹의 모델링 결과는 실험 결과와 서로 잘 일치하였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.304-309
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• 2001

콘크리트 구조물의 내부 변형률을 측정할 수 있는 광섬유 간섭계 센서가 개발되어졌다. 광섬유 간섭계 센서는 11 mm 길이의 광섬유 Fabry-Perot 간섭계를 2 mm 지름의 스텐레스 강관 내부에 접착제로 고정하여 만들었다. 제작된 변형률 센서들은 $100{\times}100{\times}500\;mm^3$ 크기의 콘크리트 구조물 내부에 삽입되어 외부에서 구조물에 압력을 인가했을 때 구조물 내부의 변형률을 측정하였다. 센서들의 출력은 변형률 변화에 따라 선형적으로 변화하였다. 이를 바탕으로 실제 교량에 적용하여 변형률 센서의 광출력 특성을 살펴본 결과 우수한 변형 감지 특성을 보였으며, 실제 구조물에서 원거리측정에 이용도 가능하였다.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.451-460
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• 2003

In this paper, high speed fiber optic sensor weigh-in motion (WIM) system is proposed. Bragg gratings which have several advantages such as good reproducibility and good multiplicity compare to other optical fiber sensors are used for the system. Fabry-Perot filter for the signal process, which cannot be used in the high speed measurement because of the limitation in fast operation of PZT, is excluded. A new signal processing system which employs bandwidth filter is proposed and bridge type new sensor package design is also proposed. Design of the mold supporter is modified to round shape and then supporting points do not change. The data from the fiber sensors show identical and linear behavior to the axle weight. The proposed fiber optic WIM system is tested in the laboratory and experimented with actual trucks. The new concept of calibration is introduced and calculated by the experiments. The calibrated weight data show good approximations to real axial weights regardless the velocities of the truck.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2004

단일 모드 광섬유의 측면을 일부분 연마하여 연마된 상부에 열 광학 폴리머 층과 금속열선을 형성한 광섬유형 전류센서를 보고한다. 금속 열선에 인가된 전류에 의해서 발생하는 저항열은 폴리머 층의 굴절률을 변화시키고 광섬유의 소산장을 통한 광 감쇄를 유도하게 된다 두 가지 유형의 센서구조를 제안하였고 전류센서로서의 특징을 조사하였다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2002년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.717-723
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• 2002

Recently, the interest in safety assessment of civil infrastructures is increasing in Korea. Especially, as bridge structures become large-scale, it is necessary to monitor and maintain the safety state of bridges, which requires the monitoring system that can make a long-term measurement during the service time of bridge. In this paper, advanced fiber optic sensors for long-term measurement, setup techniques of bridge monitoring system and the assessment of measured data are introduced. Attached or embedded optical fiber sensors to structural members of small and big structures including Sung San Bridge are surveyed. For the Sung San Bridge, the responses of the fiber optic sensors by 30 ton weigh truck loads with various speeds ate measured. Monitoring system is also applied to the mock-up of bridges. The monitoring capability of the advanced fiber optic sensor system was confirmed.