New generation of embedded planar optics for in-situ, through-thickness and real-time strain measurements in carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites during the cure process
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Zahertar, Shahrzad; Godfrey, Michael; Beresna, Martynas; Lee, Timothy; Godfrey, Charlie; Moog, Bruno; Day, Richard; Dulieu-Barton, Janice; Holmes, Christopher
- Source
- 2022 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) Photonics Conference (IPC), 2022 IEEE. :1-2 Nov, 2022
- Subject
- Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Optical fiber polarization
Temperature measurement
Temperature sensors
Optical fiber sensors
Fiber gratings
Strain measurement
Real-time systems
Optical Flat Fibers
Fiber Bragg Gratings
Femtosecond Laser Inscription
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP)
- Language
- ISSN
- 2575-274X
The first report of flat optical fiber embedded in carbon fiber reinforced polymer is given. The planar platform is used to monitor temperature and pressure changes inside an autoclave during the composite cure and has unique advantage of locking the slow axes to ply layers.