A polymer optical fiber strain sensor with extended dynamic range is reported. The proposed algorithm resets the reference fiber status depending on the magnitude of the specklegram deviation so the correlation coefficient never saturates, yielding a continuous response over the full range for both positive and negative strains. The technique was evaluated on the measurement of axial strains using a ZEONEX core, poly(methyl methacrylate) cladding multimode fiber, presenting reproducible results with 3 × 10 − 3 μϵ − 1 sensitivity (∼15 μϵ resolution) within a 22,600 μϵ interval. In contrast to the available approaches, the presented method can retrieve the strain direction and does not require intensive image processing, thus providing a simple and reliable technique for mechanical measurements using multimode optical fibers.
Herein, we present a study of the use of polymer capillary optical fibers in sensing measurements. In particular, we approach the application of these fibers for temperature sensing. To do this, an analytical model for describing the spectral characteristics of the light transmitted through the capillaries was employed. Thermal expansion and thermooptic effect influences on the transmitted spectrum were evaluated. Moreover, a 140 ± 6 pm/°C temperature sensitivity was measured, which is in good resemblance to simulated data and is around 14 times higher than the sensitivity attained in conventional Bragg gratings sensors.
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