The proposed 3 day hands-on training will address the major topics of manufacturing and practical application of fiber optic sensors with a specific focus on biomedical and structural health monitoring applications, reflecting the unique competencies of the team in these fields.
The training course includes measuring the basic parameters of fiber optic sensors, mainly focused on Bragg grating ( sensors, showing the possibilities of compensating the influence of temperature, design of a fiber optic sensor laminated in composite fiber and of a fiber optic sensor printed in a 3-D printer (smart materials) and showing the possibilities of integration of the sensor system with PIC dedicated to either a single fiber optic sensor or multiple sensors.
This unique ‘hands-on’ training programme provides attendees with access to state of the art facilities, materials and equipment, with dedicated tutorials and mentoring for technical experts.
The training will comprise several hands-on sessions:
- Hands-on training on fiber Bragg grating (FBG) testing – measurement of the central wavelength, FWHM, transmission coefficient, and reflection coefficient.
- Hands-on-training on FBG characterization – a session showing the temperature and strain characterization of FBG – sensitivity characteristics; understanding how to compensate for the effect of temperature on the measured signal.
- Hands-on training on thermal processing of specialty optical fibers – a session demonstrating the process of splicing the specialty optical fibers, manufacturing the selected fiber-optic components (tapers, couplers, etc.), and preparing fiber optic connectors.
- Hands-on training on implementation processes of fiber-optic sensors in 3d materials – a session showing the design and construction of a fiber optic sensor laminated in composite fiber and the construction of a fiber optic sensor printed in a 3D printer.
- Hands-on training on measurement techniques and methods – a session demonstrating the measurement of attenuation using the insertion method with an optical spectrum analyzer and the reflectometric method, fiber’s bending losses, fiber cleaning.
- Fundamentals of optical signal processing and analysis – a session demonstrating the possibilities of integration of the sensor system with PIC dedicated for either a single fiber-optic sensor or multiple sensors.
