Towards flexible photonic sensing skins with optical fiber sensors
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- T Geernaert, C Sonnenfeld, S Sulejmani, T Baghdasaryan, Geert Van Steenberge (UGent) , Bram Van Hoe (UGent) , P Mergo, W Urbanczyck, M Becker, F Berghmans and H Thienpont
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- We review the state-of-the-art in photonic crystal fiber (PCF) based mechanical sensing. We then introduce our recently developed highly birefringent PCF that allows pressure and force sensing when combined with a fiber Bragg grating sensor. We clarify the measurement principle and explain how the optimized microstructure of the PCF yields its record-high sensitivity. In addition we demonstrate the selectivity of our bare fiber sensor, which remains insensitive to temperature changes or axial strain. We explain how the integration of this specialty fiber sensor technology with biocompatible polymer based micro-technology provides great opportunities for flexible and stretchable photonic sensor skins. Such touch sensitive devices can therefore play an important role in the domain of biorobotic instrumentation.
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- CRYSTAL FIBER, LONG-PERIOD GRATINGS, BRAGG GRATINGS, REFRACTIVE-INDEX, TEMPERATURE, SENSITIVITY, STRAIN, PRESSURE
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-3047965
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- Geernaert, T., et al. “Towards Flexible Photonic Sensing Skins with Optical Fiber Sensors.” Proceedings of the IEEE RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, edited by JP Desai et al., IEEE, 2012, pp. 628–33, doi:10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290767.
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- Geernaert, T., Sonnenfeld, C., Sulejmani, S., Baghdasaryan, T., Van Steenberge, G., Van Hoe, B., … Thienpont, H. (2012). Towards flexible photonic sensing skins with optical fiber sensors. In J. Desai, L. Jay, & L. Zollo (Eds.), Proceedings of the IEEE RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (pp. 628–633). https://doi.org/10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290767
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- Geernaert, T, C Sonnenfeld, S Sulejmani, T Baghdasaryan, Geert Van Steenberge, Bram Van Hoe, P Mergo, et al. 2012. “Towards Flexible Photonic Sensing Skins with Optical Fiber Sensors.” In Proceedings of the IEEE RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, edited by JP Desai, LPS Jay, and L Zollo, 628–33. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290767.
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- Geernaert, T, C Sonnenfeld, S Sulejmani, T Baghdasaryan, Geert Van Steenberge, Bram Van Hoe, P Mergo, W Urbanczyck, M Becker, F Berghmans, and H Thienpont. 2012. “Towards Flexible Photonic Sensing Skins with Optical Fiber Sensors.” In Proceedings of the IEEE RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, ed by. JP Desai, LPS Jay, and L Zollo, 628–633. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. doi:10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290767.
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- 1.Geernaert T, Sonnenfeld C, Sulejmani S, Baghdasaryan T, Van Steenberge G, Van Hoe B, et al. Towards flexible photonic sensing skins with optical fiber sensors. In: Desai J, Jay L, Zollo L, editors. Proceedings of the IEEE RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE; 2012. p. 628–33.
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- [1]T. Geernaert et al., “Towards flexible photonic sensing skins with optical fiber sensors,” in Proceedings of the IEEE RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, Rome, Italy, 2012, pp. 628–633.
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abstract = {{We review the state-of-the-art in photonic crystal fiber (PCF) based mechanical sensing. We then introduce our recently developed highly birefringent PCF that allows pressure and force sensing when combined with a fiber Bragg grating sensor. We clarify the measurement principle and explain how the optimized microstructure of the PCF yields its record-high sensitivity. In addition we demonstrate the selectivity of our bare fiber sensor, which remains insensitive to temperature changes or axial strain. We explain how the integration of this specialty fiber sensor technology with biocompatible polymer based micro-technology provides great opportunities for flexible and stretchable photonic sensor skins. Such touch sensitive devices can therefore play an important role in the domain of biorobotic instrumentation.}},
author = {{Geernaert, T and Sonnenfeld, C and Sulejmani, S and Baghdasaryan, T and Van Steenberge, Geert and Van Hoe, Bram and Mergo, P and Urbanczyck, W and Becker, M and Berghmans, F and Thienpont, H}},
booktitle = {{Proceedings of the IEEE RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics}},
editor = {{Desai, JP and Jay, LPS and Zollo, L}},
isbn = {{9781457712005}},
issn = {{2155-1782}},
keywords = {{CRYSTAL FIBER,LONG-PERIOD GRATINGS,BRAGG GRATINGS,REFRACTIVE-INDEX,TEMPERATURE,SENSITIVITY,STRAIN,PRESSURE}},
language = {{eng}},
location = {{Rome, Italy}},
pages = {{628--633}},
publisher = {{IEEE}},
title = {{Towards flexible photonic sensing skins with optical fiber sensors}},
url = {{http://doi.org/10.1109/BioRob.2012.6290767}},
year = {{2012}},
}
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