Bhatti, A. and Al-Raweshidy, H.S. and Murtaza, G. (2000) Finite element analysis of an optical fibre electric field sensor using piezoelectric polymer coating. Journal of Modern Optics, 47 (4). pp. 621-632. ISSN 0950-0340.
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| Official URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/095003400147944 |
Abstract
A novel approach for analysing an optical fibre electric field sensor by using the finite element method is presented. A singlemode optical fibre carrying a transversely poled piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymer coating was successfully modelled by using three-dimensional analysis. The response of the optical fibre electric field sensor was determined over a wide frequency range from 100 Hz to 50 MHz. The modelling predicts a phase shift of 0.019 rad V-1 m(-1) in the low frequency (axially unconstrained) region and 0.00082 rad V-1 m(-1) in the high frequency (axially constrained) region. At frequencies higher than 7 MHz the optical response is dominated by radial resonances of the fibre-jacket composite. Good agreement exists between the resonance peaks predicted by the simulation and those theoretically calculated using composite theory.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Science Technology and Medical Studies > School of Physical Sciences > Optics |
| Depositing User: | P. Ogbuji |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2009 20:50 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Apr 2009 20:50 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/16131 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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