A System for Improving the Testability of Luminescent Clad Fibre Optic Sensors

摘要

This paper describes an automated system that tests the outputs of luminescent clad fibre optic sensors that have been developed by the University of Limericks Optical Fibre Sensor Research Group. These tests involve stimulating the fibre at different points along its length and monitoring the output. The outputs are stored in a SQL database and can provide information on the reproducibility of the sensor fabrication technique and the long term stability of the sensors.