[OPTICAL REVIEW Vol. 4, No. 1A (1997) 145-147]
High-g Accelerometer Based on an In-Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor
Sylvain THÉRIAULT,1 Kenneth O. HILL,1 Francois BILODEAU,1 Derwyn C. JOHNSON,1 Jaques ALBERT,1 Gédén DROUIN2 and Alain BÉLIVEAU2
1Communications Research Centre, P.O. Box 11490, Station “H” Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K2H 8S2, 2Defense Research Establishment Valcartier (DREV), P.O. 8800, Courcelette, Québec, Canada, G0A 1R0
(Received September 18, 1996; Accepted September 25, 1996)
An accelerometer based on an in-fiber Bragg grating sensor has been fabricated and demonstrated. The grating sensor operates linearly up to accelerations of 170,000gn. The design, testing and performance of the accelerometer are discussed.
Key words : fiber Bragg gratings, fiber optic sensors, accelerometer, photosensitivity