Two-dimensional vector bending sensor based on Fabry-Pérot cavities in a multicore fiber
Ricardo Oliveira, Marta Cardoso, Ana M. Rocha
Abstract
In this work we demonstrate the fabrication and characterization of a temperature insensitive, two-dimensional curvature sensor using a resin based Fabry-Pérot interferometer, constructed using a multicore fiber (MCF). The fabrication simplicity makes this fiber device very attractive compared to the already reported technologies. Furthermore, the sensitivity reached (>400 pm/m -1 ), 7 times higher than the one reported for fiber Bragg gratings written on a similar MCF. The reconstruction of the amplitude and curvature has been performed for, showing errors lower than 4%. A numerical study has also been developed, allowing us to understand the sensor response at different fiber sensor geometries.