A simple load sensor based on a bent single-mode-multimode-single-mode fiber structure

• Main Authors: Zulkifli, Ahmad Zarif, Masnan, S.E.F., Azmi, N.M., Akib, S.M., Arof, Hamzah, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18646/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2016.02.025

A load sensor is demonstrated using a single-mode-multimode-single-mode (SMS) fiber structure, which is sandwiched between two CR-39 plastic polymer plates. A larger effective transverse strain can be achieved when the distance, D2, between the stage and the edge of the multimode fiber is larger. A...