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Analysis of Fiber optic sensor embedding in metals by automatic and manual TIG welding

Grandal, T., Zornoza, A., Lopez, A. , Fraga, S., Sun, T. ORCID: 0000-0003-3861-8933 & Grattan, K. T. V. ORCID: 0000-0003-2250-3832 (2019). Analysis of Fiber optic sensor embedding in metals by automatic and manual TIG welding. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(17), pp. 7425-7433. doi: 10.1109/jsen.2019.2916639

Abstract

In this paper, the embedding of fiber optic sensors in metals, by using both automatic and manual Tungsten Inert Gas welding (TIG) is discussed for nickel- and copper-coated Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) written into an optical fiber, as embedding such sensors in metals provides protection against environmental effects. In the investigation and analysis of the performance of a number of such sensors, copper-coated sensors were seen to lose their temperature and strain sensitivity while being embedded due to damage to the coating, while with a nickel coating the sensors in the fiber were found to withstand the process with a lesser effect on the sensor performance. The research has also shown that the Automatic TIG process used is less invasive than the manual TIG approach, although more expensive to implement.

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Publisher Keywords: Fiber optic sensors, metal embedded fiber optic sensors, TIG welding, Fiber Bragg Gratings
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Departments: School of Science & Technology > Engineering
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