Abstract
The ability of Brillouin-based fiber-optic sensing to detect damage in a moving cantilever beam is demonstrated. A fully computerized, distributed and high spatial resolution (10cm) Fast-BOTDA interrogator (50 full-beam Brillouin-gain-spectra per second) successfully directly detected an abnormally stiffened (i.e., 'damaged') 20cm long segment in a 6m Aluminum beam, while the beam was in motion. Damage detection was based on monitoring deviations of the measured strain distribution along the beam from that expected in the undamaged case.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Sixth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors |
Editors | Elfed Lewis |
Publisher | SPIE |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510602199 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 6th European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors - Limerick, Ireland Duration: 31 May 2016 → 3 Jun 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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Volume | 9916 |
ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Conference
Conference | 6th European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors |
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Country/Territory | Ireland |
City | Limerick |
Period | 31/05/16 → 3/06/16 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 SPIE.
Keywords
- Brillouin scattering
- Damage detection
- Fiber optics sensors
- Nonlinear optics
- Structural health monitoring