• Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications
  • Vol. 18, Issue 1, 2022007 (2022)
Francesco Falcetelli1, Filippo Bastianini2, Pawel Bocheński3, Leonardo Rossi4, Raffaella Di Sante1, and Gabriele Bolognini4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna, 47121 Forlì, Italy
  • 2Sestosensor SRL, R&D Department, Zola Predosa 40069, Italy
  • 3Fibrain Sp. Z.o.o., Wspólna 4A, Rzeszów 35-205, Poland
  • 4Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, IMM Institute, Bologna 40129, Italy
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    DOI: 10.1051/jeos/2022007 Cite this Article
    Francesco Falcetelli, Filippo Bastianini, Pawel Bocheński, Leonardo Rossi, Raffaella Di Sante, Gabriele Bolognini. Optical characterization of strain sensing cables for Brillouin optical time domain analysis[J]. Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, 2022, 18(1): 2022007 Copy Citation Text show less
    Strain transfer models of a crack causing an infinitesimal displacement for a high (a) and a low (b) shear modulus sensing fiber.
    Fig. 1. Strain transfer models of a crack causing an infinitesimal displacement for a high (a) and a low (b) shear modulus sensing fiber.
    Schematics of the cable prototypes.
    Fig. 2. Schematics of the cable prototypes.
    Numerical model. Highlighted region represents the fixed displacement imposed to simulate the applied load; (a) first cable, (b) second cable.
    Fig. 3. Numerical model. Highlighted region represents the fixed displacement imposed to simulate the applied load; (a) first cable, (b) second cable.
    Calibration setup: test rig (a), linear actuator (b) and controller (c).
    Fig. 4. Calibration setup: test rig (a), linear actuator (b) and controller (c).
    Clamps in the test rig (a), CAD representation (b) and test cable insertion (c).
    Fig. 5. Clamps in the test rig (a), CAD representation (b) and test cable insertion (c).
    Calibration data for the first (a), and the second (b), cable prototypes.
    Fig. 6. Calibration data for the first (a), and the second (b), cable prototypes.
    Aluminium specimen in the tensile strength machine.
    Fig. 7. Aluminium specimen in the tensile strength machine.
    Strain transfer of the first sensing cable (up) and second sensing cable (down). Horizontal lines: strains measured by the gauges. Stars: OBR measurements. Dashed lines: analytical model. Diamonds: numerical FEM model.
    Fig. 8. Strain transfer of the first sensing cable (up) and second sensing cable (down). Horizontal lines: strains measured by the gauges. Stars: OBR measurements. Dashed lines: analytical model. Diamonds: numerical FEM model.
    OBR characterization of the strain response for the strain and temperature sensing cables. Horizontal dashed lines: real strain of the linear actuator.
    Fig. 9. OBR characterization of the strain response for the strain and temperature sensing cables. Horizontal dashed lines: real strain of the linear actuator.
    Francesco Falcetelli, Filippo Bastianini, Pawel Bocheński, Leonardo Rossi, Raffaella Di Sante, Gabriele Bolognini. Optical characterization of strain sensing cables for Brillouin optical time domain analysis[J]. Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, 2022, 18(1): 2022007
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