Abstract:
The fibre optic distance sensor which uses controlled introduction of bend losses to a optical fibre includes a fibre optic line connected to a light source and a detection system, containing at least one fibre optic sensor connected in at least one place with a winding module, and outside the attachment area or in this area - a section of the fibre optic line is led out of the winding module. The process of distance measurement using the distance sensor consisting in positioning in the area of connection of at least two elements a distance sensor between elements so that the distance sensor in accordance with the invention is subject to elongation and contraction, and then a light signal from the light source is fed to the fibre optic line, and then conducted in a transmission or reflectance set-up using at least one fibre optic line so that as a result of elongation or contraction of the sensor bend losses are introduced, and the optical signal strength downstream the winding module area is measured.
Abstract:
A fibre optic gas sensor and its manufacturing method are described. The fibre optic gas sensor consists of at least one optical fibre coated with a silica gel layer which changes its colour with a change in the concentration of gases, such as C0 2 , N0 2 , S0 2 , NH 3 and H 2 0, wherein the silica gel layer is applied on a stripped optical fibre surface and contains at least one indicator substance, such as phenol red or thymol blue, sensitive to a change of pH in the optical fibre working environment within a range from 0 to 14 and wherein the indicator substance is placed on a surface of treated optical fibre prepared in the process of tapering, etching, bending, or cutting. The manufacturing method of the fiber optic gas sensor consists of stripping an optical fibre, preferably a single-mode optical fiber, treating a visible section of the optical fibre and coating it with a chemically active substance, wherein the surface of the optical fibre is tapered, etched or cut and silica gel is the chemically active substance placed on the surface of treated section of optical fibre in an immersion process.
Abstract:
The device for measuring vibrations, particularly seismic ones, incorporating a base assembly (1) and the inert mass (2), which contains measuring arms (4) and a reference interferometer (3) attached to the base assembly (1) and the inert mass (2), so that the reference arm (3) is permanently and indissociably fixed to the base assembly (1) and the measuring arm (4) is attached to the inert mass (2) in such a way that at least a part of the measuring arm (4) is immobilised on the surface of or in the structure of the inert mass. The method of measuring vibrations, especially seismic ones, including the base (1) and the inert mass (2), to which the arms of at least one fibre-optic interferometer are attached, the reference arm (3) of which is permanently and indissociably fixed to the base (1), and the measuring arm (4) is fixed to the inert mass (2) and has at least one frail, movable section and which is placed in the location where vibrations, especially seismic ones, are observed, after which a light beam is introduced through at least one input coupling element, which is distributed in at least one input coupling element (5).
Abstract:
A waveguide interferometer, particularly an optical-fiber interferometer, used to measure physical parameters, particularly changes in the optical thickness of layers in the reflective configuration, is characterized in that it contains a light source (1), a coupler (7) made on a waveguide, particularly on a fiber (6), either fibrous or planar, at least double-core, where the face of at least one core is activated, and least one waveguide core (6) is connected directly or indirectly to a signal detector (2) situated on the same side of the multicore fiber as the light source (1).
Abstract:
A fiber optic coupler according to the invention, containing a multi-core optical fiber with insulated cores, whereas core insulation is construed as the occurrence of zones characterized by reduced refractive index in the core neighborhood, characterized in that it contains at least one input optical fiber jointed to at least N-core multicore optical fiber with insulated cores, which is jointed to N output optical fibers, and core insulation is reduced in at least one section of the multicore optical fiber by reducing the dimensions of the reduced refractive index zone dimensions in the core neighborhood. 27 claimsfig.