EEE1014 Fiber Optic Sensors L T P J C

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Pre-requisite PHY1001/PHY1701 Syllabus version

Anti-requisite v. 1.0

Course Objectives:

1. To understand the principles underlying the theory and its wide application.
2. To design and develop fiber optic sensors for industrial applications.
3. To design and implementation of fiber optic distributed sensors for various applications.

Expected Course Outcome:

On the completion of this course the student will be able to:

1. Understand the overview of fiber optic sensors and its unique applications.
2. Use the knowledge on optical fiber characteristics and their usage in sensing.
3. Comprehend the working principle of various optical sources and detectors used for fiber
optic sensors
4. Understand the principle of variousfiber optic components used to construct the fiber
optic sensor
5. Apprehend the principles of various types of fiber optic sensors.
6. Apply the fiber optic sensor for different physical parameter measurements.
7. Design the multiplexing and distributed sensing of optical fiber sensors.

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 1, 2

Module:1 Overview Of Optical Sensors: 3 Hours

Introduction - Advantages of optical sensors, Competing technologies, Classification of optical

sensors.

Module:2 Fundamentals OfFiber Optics: 5 Hours

Basic characteristics of optical fiber, Classification, dispersion, attenuation, nonlinear optical effects-
SRS, SBS, SPM. Modal birefringence and polarization maintaining fibers. Source to fiber coupling,
fiber to fiber joints, fiber splicing, optical fiber connectors
Module:3 Optical Sources and Detectors: 5 Hours

Light sources – LED and laser diodes – various structures, radiation pattern, characteristics,
modulation of light sources. Photo detector – PIN Photodiodes and Avalanche Photodiodes-
principles, quantum efficiency, responsivity, detector noises.

Module:4 Optical Fiber Components and Devices: 3 Hours

Directional couplers, polarizers, polarization splitters, polarization controllers, optical isolators, fiber
filters, wavelength division multiplexers and demultiplexers, switches, intensity, phase and frequency
modulators.

Module:5 Principles OfFiber Optic Sensors: 10 Hours

Intensity modulation sensors – Extrinsic and intrinsic type – Transmissive, Reflective, Microbending
and other Optic Effects sensor. Phase modulation sensors – Michelson Interferometers, Fabry – Perot
Interferometer, Mach – Zender Interferometer and Sagnac Interferometer. Polarization based sensors

Module:6 Applications of Fiber Optic Sensors: 8 Hours

Temperature Measurement, Pressure Measurement, Fluid – Level Measurement, Flow

Measurement, Current – Voltage Measurement, Vibration Measurement. Laser Doppler
velocimetry. Optical gyroscope. Fiber Bragg grating sensors – strain, temperature, pressure and
acceleration measurement – distributed sensing. Nonlinear fiber optic sensor for very high
temperature sensing.

Module:7 Sensor Multiplexing, Distributed Sensors and 9 Hours

smart Structures:

Sensor network architectures. Multiplexing of intensity-based sensors. Multiplexing of

Interferometric sensors. Distributed sensing – quasi and fully distributed sensing – linear
backscattering, nonlinear backscattering and forward scattering systems. Fiber optic smart sensor
system – Application of fiber optic smart structures and skins

Module:8 Contemporary issues: 2 Hours

 Total Lecture hours: 45 Hours

Text Book(s)

1. David A. Krohn, Trevor W. MacDougall and Alexis Mendez, "Fiber optic Sensors:
Fundamental and Applications", SPIE, Fourth Edition, 2015.

2. Eric Uddand William B. Spillman, Jr., "Fiber optics sensors: An introduction for Engineers
and scientists", John Wiley & Sons, Second Edition, 2011.

Reference Books

1. Gerd Keiser, "Optical Fiber Communications", Tata McGraw Hill, Fifth Edition, 2013.

2. José Miguel López-Higuera, "Handbook of Optical Fibre Sensing Technology", John

Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2002.

3. Zujie Fang, Ken Chin, Ronghui Qu, Haiwen Cai, Kai Chang, "Fundamentals of Optical
Fiber Sensors", John Wiley &Sons Inc, 2012.

4. Eric Udd, William B. Spillman., “Field guide to Fiber optics sensors”, SPIE, 2014.

Mode of Evaluation: CAT I & II – 30%, DA I & II – 20%, Quiz – 10%, FAT – 40%

Mode of assessment:

Recommended by Board of Studies

Approved by Academic Council 47th AC Date 05/10/2017