WATER SENSOR WITH OPTICAL FIBER

被引:28
作者
TOMITA, S [1 ]
TACHINO, H [1 ]
KASAHARA, N [1 ]
机构
[1] NTT NETWORK SYST DEV CTR,NAKA,IBARAKI 31911,JAPAN
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D O I
10.1109/50.62878
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In optical fiber networks it is important to monitor water which seeps into splice enclosures. The fibers have residual stress at splicing points and, when water is present, this adversely affects fiber lifetime. We developed a water sensor with optical fiber which has a simple structure for monitoring water at splicing points. This water sensor causes optical loss due to fiber bending when water seeps into splicing enclosures. The design method using a fiber bending model and sensor performance are described.
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页码:1829 / 1832
页数:4
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