Optical Birefringence Fiber Temperature Sensors in the Visible Spectrum of Light

• Main Authors: Martin Kyselak, Filip Dvorak, Jan Maschke, Cestmir Vlcek
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: VSB-Technical University of Ostrava 2017-01-01
• Series: Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Subjects: birefringence; fiber sensor; optical fiber polarization maintaining; phase shift; pmf; stokes vector; temperature field disturbance.
• Online Access: http://advances.utc.sk/index.php/AEEE/article/view/2419

This article describes experimental tests to determine PM fibers Panda style responses to a thermal source with different initial temperature. The aim of this study was to determine the sensitivity of a polarization maintaining fiber to the radiating heat, and to upgrade the space configuration and time response when using the 635 nm light. The sensitivity of the polarization maintaining fiber during excitation of both polarization modes is the principle of this sensor function. This excitation is caused by temperature change and by absorption of thermal radiation. This mechanism is used as an indicator for detection of temperature field disturbance. This article also provides links to previously published results and compares them to the results in this article.