AbstractsEarth & Environmental Science

Temperature and strain sensing using rare earth fluorescence and Bragg gratings in optical fibres

by Steven Trpkovski




Institution: Victoria University of Technology
Department: School of Electrical Engineering
Year: 2005
Keywords: 0205 Optical Physics; 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering; School of Engineering and Science
Record ID: 1040371
Full text PDF: http://vuir.vu.edu.au/15715/


Abstract

This thesis describes the study of the temperature and strain effects on rare earth fluorescence and Bragg gratings in optical fibres. The development and performance of simultaneous temperature and strain measurement systems utilising a combined technique of the fluorescence intensity ratio and the Bragg wavelength shift are investigated.