Fiber-optic extrinsic FPI/FBG sensor for temperature-compensated pressure measurement in medical applications

S. Poeggel, D. Tosi, G. Leena, E. Lewis

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Abstract

A combined optical fiber pressure/temperature sensing system based on low-finesse extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer (EFPI) in conjunction with a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) for biomedical measurement applications is presented. The sensing probe has 200 μm outer diameter, and is biocompatible, meeting the requirements for the most demanding biomedical applications. High accuracy (<1mmHg) is achieved by means of fiber polishing and diaphragm etching in hydrofluoric acid, and optimizing the sensitivity to >1nm/kPa. A white light interrogation system based on spectrometric analysis has been developed which implements several pressure detection algorithms. A measurement campaign has been carried out to validate the proposed system, showing 1mmHg accuracy, air-gap compression linearity, and temperature compensation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFifth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event5th European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, EWOFS 2013 - Krakow, Poland
Duration: 19 May 201322 May 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8794
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

Conference5th European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, EWOFS 2013
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityKrakow
Period19/05/1322/05/13

Keywords

  • Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI)
  • FBG sensor
  • Fiber Bragg grating (FBG)
  • Fiber optic pressure sensor (FOPS)
  • FPI sensor
  • Medical sensor
  • Optical fiber sensor

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