A fiber-optic ultrasonic sensing system was constructed with fiber Bragg gratings based on
the intensity modulation of light reflected from fiber Bragg grating sensors. This fiber-optic
system consists of fiber Bragg gratings for sensing and filtering, a broadband light source as
well as a photo detector. The feasibility of damage monitoring using the fiber-optic system
was investigated. Transient ultrasonic Lamb waves generated with a piezoceramic
pulser were propagated in a cross-ply CFRP with visible impact damage. The
response of the fiber Bragg grating sensor to the Lamb wave propagated through
the damaged area was compared with a reference response in an intact area.
Frequency characteristics of the response signal were analyzed in order to evaluate
Lamb wave interaction with damage. Moreover, Lamb wave detection using a
piezoceramic sensor was performed to compare with the response of the fiber
Bragg grating sensor. The experimental results demonstrated that fiber Bragg
grating sensors are comparable to piezoceramic sensors in ultrasonic detection
and the fiber-optic system proved to be effective in impact damage detection of
CFRP.
The influence of grating length and bend radius of long-period gratings (LPGs) on refractive index sensing was examined. Sensitivity to refractive indexes smaller than that of silica could be enhanced by bending LPGs. Bent LPGs lost sensitivity to refractive indexes higher than that of silica, whereas a 20-mm-long LPG arranged in a straight line had considerable sensitivity. These experimental results demonstrated that the sensitivity characteristics of LPGs to refractive index could be controlled by grating length and bend radius.
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