Bioinspired Fiber-Optic Vector Flow Sensor based on Enhanced Vernier Effect for marine sensing

• Published in: IEEE access Vol. 12; p. 1
• Main Authors: Wang, Yujia, Fu, Xianping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.01.2024; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Design parameters; enhanced Vernier effect; Fabry-Perot interferometers; Fiber optic sensors; Fiber optics; Fish hair cell sensors; Flowmeters; Interferometers; Mathematical models; Optical fiber sensors; Optical flow (image analysis); Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Sensitivity; Sensors; Water flow

As the flow rate can vary significantly among diverse oceanic regions, it is imperative to design the flow sensors in accordance with the intended measurement flow range or resolution. In this paper, we propose a bio-inspired optical flow sensor prototype based on the enhanced Vernier effect, which...