Several techniques for measuring humidity are presented. The goal of the study is to use the electrostatic self-assembled monolayer synthesis process to fabricate a Fabry-Parot Cavity based optical fiber humidity sensor. The sensing scheme bases on the refractive index change with relative humidity of the film applied to the end of optical fiber. That is, the change in reflected optical power indicates certain humidity. To achieve this, some chemicals induce on specific coating materials were applied at the end of optical fiber. In this thesis, experimental results are given to prove that the humidity sensor has high sensitive and fast response time. Furthermore, we investigate the potential for the use of human breathing monitoring and air flow rate detection. Results from preliminary tests of each are given. / Master of Science

Due to their compact size, sensitivity, and ability to be multiplexed, intrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometers (IFPIs) are excellent candidates for almost any multi-point temperature or strain application, and it is well-known that using a single-mode lead-in fiber, a multi-mode fiber section as the Fabry-Perot cavity, and an additional single-mode fiber as the tail results in a structure that generates strong interference fringes while remaining robust. Though the basic principles behind these sensors are understood, to the best of the author's knowledge there hasn't been a thorough investigation into the design and fabrication of a chain of multiplexed IFPI sensors for industrial use in an environment where serious issues associated with the size of the test coupon, sensor placement, and mechanical reinforcement of the fiber could arise. This thesis details the preparation and results of this investigation. It turns out that fabricating a sensor chain with appropriate sensor spacing and excellent temperature response characteristics proved a significant challenge, and issues addressed include inter-sensor interference, high-temperature mechanical reinforcement for bare fiber sections, and high bending losses. After overcoming these problems, a final sensor chain was fabricated and characterized. This chain was then subjected to a battery of tests at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), where four multiplexed sensors were installed on a 2â x2â coupon in a simulated gas turbine environment. Final results are presented and analyzed. The work that went into developing this chain lays the foundation for future efforts in developing quasi-distributed temperature sensors by identifying potential obstacles and fundamental limitations for certain approaches. / Master of Science

A slab-coupled optical fiber sensor (SCOS) falls into a narrow class of all-dielectric optical fiber electric field sensors, which makes it a perfect candidate for measurements of high electric fields in environments where presence of conductors is highly perturbing to the system under test. Its nonlinear response to high fields requires a new nonlinear calibration technique. A nonlinear calibration method is explained and demonstrated to successfully measure high electric fields, as well as high voltages with dynamic range up to 50 dB. Furthermore, a SCOS can be fitted into narrow spaces and make highly localized measurements due to its small size. This allows a SCOS to be integrated inside a standard high voltage coaxial cable, such as RG-218. Effects of partial discharge and arcing is minimized by development of a fabrication method to avoid introduction of impurities, especially air-bubbles, into the cable during SCOS insertion. Low perturbation of the measured voltage is shown by simulating the introduced voltage reflections to be on the order of –50 dB. It is also shown that a SCOS can be inserted into other cables without significant perturbation to the voltage. A complete high voltage and high electric field measurement system is built based on the high-voltage modifications of the SCOS technology. The coaxial SCOS is enhanced for robustness. Enhancements include packaging a SCOS into stronger ceramic trough, strengthening the fiber with kevlar reinforced furcation tubing and protecting the sensor with metal braces and protective shells. The interrogator is protected from electromagnetic interference with an RF-shielded box. Reduction in power losses introduced by the new PANDA-SCOS technology allows interrogator bandwidths to be increased up to 1.2 GHz. The whole measurement process is streamlined with dedicated software, developed specifically for high voltage and electric field measurements with support for the nonlinear calibration.

A slab-coupled optical fiber sensor (SCOS) falls into a narrow class of all-dielectric optical fiber electric field sensors, which makes it a perfect candidate for measurements of high electric fields in environments where presence of conductors is highly perturbing to the system under test. Its nonlinear response to high fields requires a new nonlinear calibration technique. A nonlinear calibration method is explained and demonstrated to successfully measure high electric fields, as well as high voltages with dynamic range up to 50 dB. Furthermore, a SCOS can be fitted into narrow spaces and make highly localized measurements due to its small size. This allows a SCOS to be integrated inside a standard high voltage coaxial cable, such as RG-218. Effects of partial discharge and arcing is minimized by development of a fabrication method to avoid introduction of impurities, especially air-bubbles, into the cable during SCOS insertion. Low perturbation of the measured voltage is shown by simulating the introduced voltage reflections to be on the order of −50 dB. It is also shown that a SCOS can be inserted into other cables without significant perturbation to the voltage.A complete high voltage and high electric field measurement system is built based on the high-voltage modifications of the SCOS technology. The coaxial SCOS is enhanced for robustness. Enhancements include packaging a SCOS into stronger ceramic trough, strengthening the fiber with kevlar reinforced furcation tubing and protecting the sensor with metal braces and protective shells. The interrogator is protected from electromagnetic interference with an RF-shielded box. Reduction in power losses introduced by the new PANDA-SCOS technology allows interrogator bandwidths to be increased up to 1.2 GHz. The whole measurement process is streamlined with dedicated software, developed specifically for high voltage and electric field measurements with support for the nonlinear calibration.

Nos dias de hoje o controle e monitoração de sistemas biológicos relacionados ao controle ambiental tem sido considerado importante para o diagnóstico e biorremediação de sistemas aquosos como rios e lagos. A eficácia dos processos de controle está diretamente relacionada aos processos de medição \"in-situ\" em tempo real. Nesse sentido o presente trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento de sistemas multiespectrais portáteis para monitoramento, \"in-situ\" e em tempo real, da dinâmica do crescimento microbiano utilizados em processos de biorremediação. Assim, para este fim foram desenvolvidos dois sistemas, um para monitorar a concentração de oxigênio dissolvido (OD) em meio aquoso e outro para monitorar a absorção óptica do meio de cultura. O sensor óptico para monitorar a concentração de OD está baseado em uma fibra óptica na qual em uma de suas pontas (extremidades) foi depositado um filme fino de Poli (cloreto de vinila) (PVC) dopado com moléculas de octaetilporfirina de platina (PtOEP) como parte sensível do dispositivo. O sensor mostrou resposta linear em regiões entre 4 e 18 mg/L de OD em meio aquoso, tendo como tempo de resposta de 8 s e tempo de recuperação de 236 s. O sistema de medida de absorção óptica do meio de cultura foi projetado e fabricado utilizando-se um fotodetector multiespectral e um diodo LED (600nm) como fonte de excitação. A aquisição, controle e processamento de sinais deste sistema está baseado em uma placa de aquisição NI modelo myRIO-1900 fabricado pela National Instruments, utilizando-se tecnologia Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Os resultados obtidos com este sistema mostram ter o mesmo nível de desempenho se comparado ao de um sistema biofotométrico comercial na faixa de concentração entre 1,13 mg/ml à 2,11mg/ml. / Nowadays, the controlling and monitoring biological systems related to environmental control has been considered important for the diagnosis and bio-remediation of aqueous systems like rivers and lakes. The effectiveness of this control processes are directly related to \"in-situ\" and real-time measurement processes. In this sense the present work presents the development of portable multispectral systems for monitoring, \"in-situ\" and in real time, the dynamics of microbial growth used in bio-remediation processes. So, for this purpose were fabricated two systems, one to monitor the concentration of dissolved oxygen (DO) in aqueous medium and another to monitor the optical absorption of culture medium. The optical sensor to monitor the DO is based on an optical fiber in which in one of its ends was deposited a poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) thin film doped with Platinum octaethylphorphyrin molecules (PtOEP) as part of the device. The sensor showed linear response in regions between 4 and 18 mg/L of DO in aqueous medium, with response time of 8s and the recovery time of 236s. The system of measurement of optical absorption of culture medium was designed and manufactured using a multispectral photodetector and a diode LED (600nm) as a source of excitation. The acquisition, signal processing and control of this system are based on an acquisition card NI myRIO-1900 model manufactured by National Instruments, using FPGA technology. The results obtained with this system shows to have the same level of performance to that of a commercial biophotometric system in the concentration range of 1.13 mg/mL to 2.11 mg/mL.

A distributed sensor using an optical fiber for detecting and locating intruders over long perimeters (>10 km) is described. Phase changes resulting from either the pressure of the intruder on the ground immediately above the buried fiber or from seismic disturbances in the vicinity are sensed by a phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometer (φ−OTDR). Light pulses from a cw laser operating in a single longitudinal mode and with low (MHz/min range) frequency drift are injected into one end of the single mode fiber, and the backscattered light is monitored with a photodetector. In laboratory tests with 12 km of fiber on reels, the effects of localized phase perturbations induced by a piezoelectric fiber stretcher on φ−OTDR traces were characterized. In field tests in which the sensing element is a single mode fiber in a 3-mm diameter cable buried in an 8 to 18 inch deep, 4 inch wide trench in clay soil, detection of intruders on foot up to 15 ft from the cable line was achieved. In desert terrain field tests in which the sensing fiber is in a 4.5-mm diameter cable buried in a 1 ft deep, 2.5 ft wide trench filled with loose sand, high sensitivity and consistent detection of intruders on foot and of vehicles traveling down a road near the cable line was realized over a cable length of 8.5 km and a total fiber path of 19 km in real time. In a final series of field tests in clay soil, phase changes produced by the steps of a person walking up to 15 ft away from the buried cable were observed, and vehicles traveling at 10 mph were consistently detected up to 300 ft away. Based on these results, this technology may be regarded as a candidate for providing low-cost perimeter security for nuclear power plants, electrical power distribution centers, storage facilities for fuel and volatile chemicals, communication hubs, airports, government offices, military bases, embassies, and national borders.

A distributed sensor using an optical fiber for detecting and locating intruders over long perimeters (>10 km) is described. Phase changes resulting from either the pressure of the intruder on the ground immediately above the buried fiber or from seismic disturbances in the vicinity are sensed by a phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometer (φ−OTDR). Light pulses from a cw laser operating in a single longitudinal mode and with low (MHz/min range) frequency drift are injected into one end of the single mode fiber, and the backscattered light is monitored with a photodetector. In laboratory tests with 12 km of fiber on reels, the effects of localized phase perturbations induced by a piezoelectric fiber stretcher on φ−OTDR traces were characterized. In field tests in which the sensing element is a single mode fiber in a 3-mm diameter cable buried in an 8 to 18 inch deep, 4 inch wide trench in clay soil, detection of intruders on foot up to 15 ft from the cable line was achieved. In desert terrain field tests in which the sensing fiber is in a 4.5-mm diameter cable buried in a 1 ft deep, 2.5 ft wide trench filled with loose sand, high sensitivity and consistent detection of intruders on foot and of vehicles traveling down a road near the cable line was realized over a cable length of 8.5 km and a total fiber path of 19 km in real time. In a final series of field tests in clay soil, phase changes produced by the steps of a person walking up to 15 ft away from the buried cable were observed, and vehicles traveling at 10 mph were consistently detected up to 300 ft away. Based on these results, this technology may be regarded as a candidate for providing low-cost perimeter security for nuclear power plants, electrical power distribution centers, storage facilities for fuel and volatile chemicals, communication hubs, airports, government offices, military bases, embassies, and national borders.

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O sensor reflexivo compreende duas fibras ópticas, uma emissora e outra receptora, uma lente positiva, uma superfície reflexiva, um laser e um fotodetector. Primeiramente, realiza-se um breve estudo sobre a propagação de ondas mecânicas guiadas em placas metálicas imersas em fluidos. Nesse estudo, são obtidas as curvas de dispersão para a velocidade de fase e para a velocidade grupo em função do produto frequência-semiespessura da placa, tanto para as ondas de Lamb quanto para o modo QSCH, considerando diferentes fluidos. Posteriormente, aborda-se o modelamento matemático do sensor reflexivo, obtendo-se as curvas características estáticas para quatro diferentes configurações. Em seguida, descreve-se o processo de montagem do sensor reflexivo, com todos os seus detalhes construtivos. Já na parte experimental, aplicando-se um pulso senoidal de envoltória gaussiana em um transdutor, investiga-se primeiramente a excitação do modo fundamental simétrico da onda de Lamb, S0. Captando-se simultaneamente os sinais da onda propagada na placa pelo sensor reflexivo e por uma piezocerâmica em modo de recepção, obtêm-se os valores experimentais da velocidade de grupo. Comparando-se os valores experimentais com os valores teóricos previstos pelas curvas de dispersão, percebe-se que o sensor reflexivo pode ser utilizado para se medir modos simétricos da onda de Lamb.Visando-se a caracterização de líquidos, imerge-se parcialmente uma placa de alumínio em um fluido sob teste, e excita-se o modo fundamental antissimétrico da onda de Lamb, A0. O modo A0 converte-se em modo QSCH na interface ar-fluido, o qual sofre reflexão na borda da placa e se reconverte em modo A0 na interface fluido-ar. Utilizando-se o sensor reflexivo, pode-se medir a velocidade de propagação do modo QSCH. Sabendo-se que a velocidade do modo QSCH é diferente para diferentes fluido, verifica-se que o sensor pode ser utilizado para medir porcentagens de misturas de fluidos. Adicionalmente, medem-se também os deslocamentos lineares gerados pelo modo A0 na placa de alumínio na direção out-of-plane, comparando-se os resultados com as medições realizadas por um interferômetro de Michelson. / In this work one approaches the use of an angular displacement optical fiber sensor for characterization of liquids using Lamb waves and quasi-Scholte waves (QSCH) propagated in a metal plate. The reflective sensor comprises two optical fibers, one emitting and another receiving, a reflective surface, a laser and a photodetector. Firstly, one develops a brief study about the propagation of mechanical waves in metal plates imbibed in fluids. In this study, one obtains the dispersion curves for the phase velocity and the group velocity as a function of the frequency-halfwidth product for both Lamb waves and QSCH mode, considering different fluids. Subsequently, it one approaches the mathematical modeling of the reflective sensor, obtaining the static characteristic curves for four different configurations. Next, one describes the assembly process of the reflective sensor, with all the construction details. In the experimental part, one investigates the excitement of the symmetrical fundamental mode of the Lamb wave applying a sinusoidal pulse of gaussian envelope. Catching up simultaneously the wave propagated signals by the reflective sensor and by a piezoceramic, one obtains the experimental values of the group velocity. Comparing the experimental values with the values proposed by the dispersion curves, one notices that the reflective sensor can be used to measure the symmetric modes of the Lamb waves. Aimed at the characterization of liquids, one immerges partially an aluminum plate in a fliud under test, and one excites the fundamental antisymmetric mode of the Lamb wave, A0. The A0 mode becomes QSCH in the air-fluid interface, which reflects in the edge of the plate and is reconverted into A0 mode in the fluid-air interface. Using the reflective sensor, one can measure the QSCH mode propagation velocity. Knowing that the QSCH velocity is different for different fluids, one verifies that the sensor can be used to measure percentages of fluid mixtures. One measures also the linear displacements generated by the A0 mode in the aluminum plate in the out-of-plane direction, comparing the results with the measurements made by a Michelson interferometer.

Nos dias de hoje o controle e monitoração de sistemas biológicos relacionados ao controle ambiental tem sido considerado importante para o diagnóstico e biorremediação de sistemas aquosos como rios e lagos. A eficácia dos processos de controle está diretamente relacionada aos processos de medição \"in-situ\" em tempo real. Nesse sentido o presente trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento de sistemas multiespectrais portáteis para monitoramento, \"in-situ\" e em tempo real, da dinâmica do crescimento microbiano utilizados em processos de biorremediação. Assim, para este fim foram desenvolvidos dois sistemas, um para monitorar a concentração de oxigênio dissolvido (OD) em meio aquoso e outro para monitorar a absorção óptica do meio de cultura. O sensor óptico para monitorar a concentração de OD está baseado em uma fibra óptica na qual em uma de suas pontas (extremidades) foi depositado um filme fino de Poli (cloreto de vinila) (PVC) dopado com moléculas de octaetilporfirina de platina (PtOEP) como parte sensível do dispositivo. O sensor mostrou resposta linear em regiões entre 4 e 18 mg/L de OD em meio aquoso, tendo como tempo de resposta de 8 s e tempo de recuperação de 236 s. O sistema de medida de absorção óptica do meio de cultura foi projetado e fabricado utilizando-se um fotodetector multiespectral e um diodo LED (600nm) como fonte de excitação. A aquisição, controle e processamento de sinais deste sistema está baseado em uma placa de aquisição NI modelo myRIO-1900 fabricado pela National Instruments, utilizando-se tecnologia Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Os resultados obtidos com este sistema mostram ter o mesmo nível de desempenho se comparado ao de um sistema biofotométrico comercial na faixa de concentração entre 1,13 mg/ml à 2,11mg/ml. / Nowadays, the controlling and monitoring biological systems related to environmental control has been considered important for the diagnosis and bio-remediation of aqueous systems like rivers and lakes. The effectiveness of this control processes are directly related to \"in-situ\" and real-time measurement processes. In this sense the present work presents the development of portable multispectral systems for monitoring, \"in-situ\" and in real time, the dynamics of microbial growth used in bio-remediation processes. So, for this purpose were fabricated two systems, one to monitor the concentration of dissolved oxygen (DO) in aqueous medium and another to monitor the optical absorption of culture medium. The optical sensor to monitor the DO is based on an optical fiber in which in one of its ends was deposited a poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) thin film doped with Platinum octaethylphorphyrin molecules (PtOEP) as part of the device. The sensor showed linear response in regions between 4 and 18 mg/L of DO in aqueous medium, with response time of 8s and the recovery time of 236s. The system of measurement of optical absorption of culture medium was designed and manufactured using a multispectral photodetector and a diode LED (600nm) as a source of excitation. The acquisition, signal processing and control of this system are based on an acquisition card NI myRIO-1900 model manufactured by National Instruments, using FPGA technology. The results obtained with this system shows to have the same level of performance to that of a commercial biophotometric system in the concentration range of 1.13 mg/mL to 2.11 mg/mL.

Orientador: Cláudio Kitano / Resumo: Neste trabalho aborda-se a utilização de um sensor de deslocamento angular em fibra óptica para a caracterização de líquidos utilizando-se ondas de Lamb e o modo quase Scholte (QSCH) propagados em placa metálica. O sensor reflexivo compreende duas fibras ópticas, uma emissora e outra receptora, uma lente positiva, uma superfície reflexiva, um laser e um fotodetector. Primeiramente, realiza-se um breve estudo sobre a propagação de ondas mecânicas guiadas em placas metálicas imersas em fluidos. Nesse estudo, são obtidas as curvas de dispersão para a velocidade de fase e para a velocidade grupo em função do produto frequência-semiespessura da placa, tanto para as ondas de Lamb quanto para o modo QSCH, considerando diferentes fluidos. Posteriormente, aborda-se o modelamento matemático do sensor reflexivo, obtendo-se as curvas características estáticas para quatro diferentes configurações. Em seguida, descreve-se o processo de montagem do sensor reflexivo, com todos os seus detalhes construtivos. Já na parte experimental, aplicando-se um pulso senoidal de envoltória gaussiana em um transdutor, investiga-se primeiramente a excitação do modo fundamental simétrico da onda de Lamb, S0. Captando-se simultaneamente os sinais da onda propagada na placa pelo sensor reflexivo e por uma piezocerâmica em modo de recepção, obtêm-se os valores experimentais da velocidade de grupo. Comparando-se os valores experimentais com os valores teóricos previstos pelas curvas de dispersão, percebe-se que... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In this work one approaches the use of an angular displacement optical fiber sensor for characterization of liquids using Lamb waves and quasi-Scholte waves (QSCH) propagated in a metal plate. The reflective sensor comprises two optical fibers, one emitting and another receiving, a reflective surface, a laser and a photodetector. Firstly, one develops a brief study about the propagation of mechanical waves in metal plates imbibed in fluids. In this study, one obtains the dispersion curves for the phase velocity and the group velocity as a function of the frequency-halfwidth product for both Lamb waves and QSCH mode, considering different fluids. Subsequently, it one approaches the mathematical modeling of the reflective sensor, obtaining the static characteristic curves for four different configurations. Next, one describes the assembly process of the reflective sensor, with all the construction details. In the experimental part, one investigates the excitement of the symmetrical fundamental mode of the Lamb wave applying a sinusoidal pulse of gaussian envelope. Catching up simultaneously the wave propagated signals by the reflective sensor and by a piezoceramic, one obtains the experimental values of the group velocity. Comparing the experimental values with the values proposed by the dispersion curves, one notices that the reflective sensor can be used to measure the symmetric modes of the Lamb waves. Aimed at the characterization of liquids, one immerges partially an alumi... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre