Prepared by a top expert in the field with many developments, real world applications and patents, this lecture will be an invaluable resource for physicists, electronics engineers, teachers, students, technicians and anyone working in the field of sensors. In this presentation, the advantages and possibilities of fiber optic sensors in research and industry will be presented, including two technologies, plastic optical fiber (POF) and the silica fiber. In addition to presenting various technologies that use POF as a sensor, this tutorial will also focus on another type of technology, Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG). FBGs can be found in many industrial applications and we will present our experiences in applying FBGs in many types of sensors for the power industry.
The tutorial will start with the theory of fiber optic sensors using both POF and FBG. It will then cover various practical applications of sensors, including successful field applications developed by our lab in areas such as oil & gas, biotechnology and electrical energy.
The following topics will be presented and discussed in the lecture: Fiber optic sensing technologies; temperature sensing; strain and force sensing; refractive index sensing; high voltage switch monitoring; current and voltage sensing; gas sensing; chemical and biological sensing; oil leak detection; high voltage and high current sensing; gas flow velocity sensing.
