Dual-parameter optical fiber sensor

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Inspired by the fact that optics and photonics have been declared as key technologies for the 21st century by both the American Research Council and the European Union, the Engineering Directorate of the US National Science Foundation (NSF) has identified the development of optical sensors for engineering systems as one of the strategic areas. To address this challenging area of interest, the research group at the University of Waterloo has invented a novel optical sensor that enables simultaneous measurement of temperature and strain at one location of physical domains. This NSERC-I2I project aims at the enhancement and standardization of the developed dual-parameter fiber sensor to make it ready for testing in real-world applications, e.g., measurement of temperature/strain in harsh environment of turbine generators.