• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 42, Issue 1, 0106002 (2022)
Guolu Yin1、2, Zhou Xu1, Rui Jiang1, Ming Deng1、2, and Tao Zhu1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Chongqing University), Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400044, China;
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/AOS202242.0106002 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Guolu Yin, Zhou Xu, Rui Jiang, Ming Deng, Tao Zhu. Optical Fiber Distributed Three-dimensional Shape Sensing Technology Based on Optical Frequency-Domain Reflectometer[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(1): 0106002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of shape sensing based on the optical frequency domain reflectometer
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of shape sensing based on the optical frequency domain reflectometer
    Principle diagram of the optical frequency domain reflectometer. (a) Superposition of interference beat signals; (b) spectrum of beat frequency interference before and after strain
    Fig. 2. Principle diagram of the optical frequency domain reflectometer. (a) Superposition of interference beat signals; (b) spectrum of beat frequency interference before and after strain
    Bending diagram of shape sensor
    Fig. 3. Bending diagram of shape sensor
    The wavelength shift measured by optical frequency domain reflectometer when seven core fiber has a bending radius of 10 cm. (a) Without torsion; (b) with torsion
    Fig. 4. The wavelength shift measured by optical frequency domain reflectometer when seven core fiber has a bending radius of 10 cm. (a) Without torsion; (b) with torsion
    Structure diagram of shape sensor
    Fig. 5. Structure diagram of shape sensor
    Signal demodulation process of the optical frequency domain reflectometer
    Fig. 6. Signal demodulation process of the optical frequency domain reflectometer
    Calibration experiment of shape sensor. (a) Experimental setup; (b) wavelength shift curves of three fibers with the same bending radius and different bending direction
    Fig. 7. Calibration experiment of shape sensor. (a) Experimental setup; (b) wavelength shift curves of three fibers with the same bending radius and different bending direction
    Experimental results of bending sensitivity calibration. (a) Wavelength shift along the sensing fiber #1 under different curvatures; (b) variation of wavelength shift of optical fibers #1, #2 and #3 with curvature
    Fig. 8. Experimental results of bending sensitivity calibration. (a) Wavelength shift along the sensing fiber #1 under different curvatures; (b) variation of wavelength shift of optical fibers #1, #2 and #3 with curvature
    Experiment of two dimensional shape sensing. (a) Experimental setup; (b) measured 2D shape
    Fig. 9. Experiment of two dimensional shape sensing. (a) Experimental setup; (b) measured 2D shape
    Experiment of 3D shape sensing. (a) Experimental setup; (b) measured 3D shape
    Fig. 10. Experiment of 3D shape sensing. (a) Experimental setup; (b) measured 3D shape
    ReferenceTechnical solutionsSensor structureSensorlength /cmRoot mean square (RMS) error
    Ref. [9]FBG +wavelengthdivision multiplexingThree SMFs, eachwith two gratings15RMS error of the tip: 0.38 mm (Tip deflection is ±15 mm)
    Ref. [34]OFDRThree SMFs with enhancedRayleigh scattering afterUV light exposure15RMS error of the tip: (0.6±0.2) mm(Tip deflection is ±15 mm)
    Ref. [31]OFDRThree-core fiber gratings110Maximum error at the end:2.1%(2D shape);Maximum error at the end:3.9%(3D shape)
    Ref. [33]OFDRThree-core fiber gratings111Maximum error at the end:70.07 mm(3D shape)
    This articleOFDRThree single-mode fibers100Maximum error at the end:0.58%(2D shape);Maximum error at the end:3.45%(3D shape)
    Table 1. Comparison of typical optical fiber shape sensing technologies
    Guolu Yin, Zhou Xu, Rui Jiang, Ming Deng, Tao Zhu. Optical Fiber Distributed Three-dimensional Shape Sensing Technology Based on Optical Frequency-Domain Reflectometer[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(1): 0106002
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