An FBG Optical Approach to Thermal Expansion Measurements under Hydrostatic Pressure

Autor: Priscila F. S. Rosa, Sean M. Thomas, Fedor F. Balakirev, Jon Betts, Soonbeom Seo, Eric D. Bauer, Joe D. Thompson, Marcelo Jaime
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 17, Iss 11, p 2543 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s17112543
Popis: We report on an optical technique for measuring thermal expansion and magnetostriction at cryogenic temperatures and under applied hydrostatic pressures of 2.0 GPa. Optical fiber Bragg gratings inside a clamp-type pressure chamber are used to measure the strain in a millimeter-sized sample of CeRhIn5. We describe the simultaneous measurement of two Bragg gratings in a single optical fiber using an optical sensing instrument capable of resolving changes in length [dL/L = (L− L0)/L0] on the order of 10−7. Our results demonstrate the possibility of performing high-resolution thermal expansion measurements under hydrostatic pressure, a capability previously hindered by the small working volumes typical of pressure cells.
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