Development of fibre optics sensors for smart material applications

• Main Author: Chan, Peng Yang.
• Other Authors: Ong Lin Seng
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Functional and smart materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42718
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Optical fibers, besides its primary use in information technology, can be also used as sensors as well as transmitters of the sensors' signals to monitor parameters such as strain, temperature, pressure and displacement. An attempt to integrate fiber optics with advanced composite materials is...