This paper provides an overview of basic approaches and a review of current state-of-the-art in fiber optic sensors for measurements of torsion, twist and/or rotation. Introduction Measurement of mechanical parameters through application of optical fibers is gaining significant commercial. Radiation absorption excites an orbital electron to a higher energy level. Radiation absorption creates electronic excited states that are trapped by localized defects for extended periods of time. Heating the material enables the trapped states to interact with phonons and decay into lower-energy. sensors Review Fiber-Optic Sensors for Measurements of Torsion, Twist and Rotation: A Review † Vedran Budinski and Denis Donlagic * Laboratory for Electro Optics and Sensor Systems (LEOSS), Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, Maribor.
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