Curvature Sensing Using a Novel Hybrid Polycarbonate-Silica Multicore Fiber
- Resource Type
- Authors
- François Trépanier; Martin Bernier; Richard Fortier; Younes Messaddeq; Tommy Boilard; Steeve Morency
- Source
- Optical Fiber Sensors Conference 2020 Special Edition.
- Subject
- Materials science
Fiber Bragg grating
visual_art
visual_art.visual_art_medium
Bending
Sensitivity (control systems)
Composite material
A fibers
Polycarbonate
Effective refractive index
Multicore fiber
Curvature
- Language
A 55 m-long hybrid polycarbonate-silica multicore fiber was drawn from a microstructured polycarbonate preform, assembling together three polyimide-coated fibers containing a fiber Bragg grating. Its sensitivity to bending is in good agreement with theory.