Optical waveguides – Optical waveguide sensor – Including physical deformation or movement of waveguide
Patent
1990-04-05
1993-01-26
Lee, John D.
Optical waveguides
Optical waveguide sensor
Including physical deformation or movement of waveguide
G02B 644
Patent
active
051827794
ABSTRACT:
A system for monitoring strains and stresses on rope structures and rigid structures containing the ropes is provided wherein a fiber optic is included in a rope structure and change in the fiber's light transmissive/reflective properties, which are caused by strains and stresses on the fiber, are monitored.
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Barrick Michael D.
D'Agostino William L.
Williams Glen R.
Lee John D.
LTV Aerospace and Defense Company
Wise Robert E.
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