Construction of an optical fiber strian gauge

<p>This project is focused on the construction of an optical fiber strain gauge that is based on a strain gauge described by Butter and Hocker. Our gauge is designed to generate an interference pattern from the signals carried on two bare single-mode fibers that are fastened to an aluminum cantilever. When the cantilever experiences flexural stress, the interference pattern should change. By observing this change, it is possible to determine the strain experienced by the cantilever. I describe the design and construction of our optical fiber strain gauge as well as the characterization of different parts of the apparatus.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics and Astronomy

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Sulaiman, Najwa

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ernest Behringer
• Marshall Thomsen
• Eric Paradis

• construction of a strain gauge
• Optical fiber strain gauge
• optical strain gauge
• strain gauge
• Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Physics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.emich.edu/theses/869

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-2258