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Ultrasonic welding of polymer optical fibres onto composite materials

Authors :
Yutaka Ochi
Itaru Nishizaki
Takahiro Matsui
Neisei Hayashi
Yosuke Tanaka
Kazuhiko Hasebe
Kentaro Nakamura
Shumpei Shimada
Hitoshi Nakamura
Yosuke Mizuno
Yukihiro Matsumoto
Hiroki Tanaka
Source :
Electronics Letters. 52(no. 17):1472-1474
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The ultrasonic welding of polymer optical fibres (POFs) onto carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers for advanced fibre-optic sensing is demonstrated. The relationships among the welding time, preload, optical loss, and adhesive force are fully evaluated. A high-speed camera to monitor changes in the cross section of the POF during the ultrasonic welding is also used.

Details

Language :
English
Volume :
52
Issue :
no. 17
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Electronics Letters
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....1796c3d47d65e5a10bb52eef1e04b96a