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Simultaneous interrogation of multiple cores in a shape sensor fiber with a graded index fiber micro-turnaround.

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A critical limitation for optical fiber sensor technology is the complexity of the interrogators used in such measurements, which has driven continued interest in enhanced optical fibers and fiber assemblies… Click to show full abstract

A critical limitation for optical fiber sensor technology is the complexity of the interrogators used in such measurements, which has driven continued interest in enhanced optical fibers and fiber assemblies that will simplify interrogator design. In this work, we report on a novel multicore fiber shape sensor utilizing a distal graded index (GRIN) fiber micro-turnaround. We show that four offset cores of this fiber can be interrogated simultaneously with a single high performance optical frequency domain reflectometry measurement. The GRIN turnaround is 498 µm in length and reflects signal from one offset core to an opposite core with a 2 dB roundtrip attenuation. We show that the bend sensing accuracy of our single measurement system is similar to the accuracy of sequential measurements of four individual cores. We also demonstrate fiber shape reconstruction with a single measurement over 0.55 m with 80 µm spatial resolution when the fiber is wrapped around two posts.

Keywords: graded index; fiber; shape sensor; fiber micro; micro turnaround

Journal Title: Optics express
Year Published: 2022

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