Direct monitoring of underwater ultrasonic transducers in the near field using fibre bragg grating sensors

G. M.H. Flockhart, M. Mcguire, S.G. Pierce, G. Thursby, G. Stewart, G. Hayward, B. Culshaw

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Abstract

The interaction of fibre Bragg grating sensors with ultrasonic acoustic waves in water is investigated in the near field region of a 1-3 piezocomposite transducer. Longitudinal and transverse strain coupling is studied using two different grating designs and high fidelity measurement of the emitted field was demonstrated.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)750331
JournalProceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume7503
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event20th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Duration: 5 Oct 2009 → …

Keywords

  • fibre Bragg grating sensors
  • ultrasonic acoustic waves
  • piezocomposite transducer
  • strain coupling

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