Fiber Bragg grating sensor for petroleum hydrocarbon leak detection

摘要

A novel type of fiber optic Bragg grating sensor for petroleum hydrocarbon leak detection is presented. The sensor structure includes attached to the fiber a polymer member, which reversibly expands in hydrocarbon presence and strains the fiber section with the Bragg grating inside. A shift of the grating Bragg wavelength due to fiber strain is more than 2 nm for 20-min gasoline influence, which significantly exceeds a shift due to possible environmental temperature variation.