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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Justin Schwartz, Cary, NC (US);
Federico Scurti, Raleigh, NC (US);
Samuel Rogers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Wan Kan Chan, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 39/12 (2006.01); G01D 5/353 (2006.01); H01L 39/02 (2006.01); H01L 39/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 39/126 (2013.01); G01D 5/35361 (2013.01); G01D 5/35374 (2013.01); H01L 39/02 (2013.01); H01L 39/143 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for a self-monitoring conducting system that can respond to temperature, strain, and/or radiation changes via the use of optical fibers. The self-monitoring conducting system comprises a conducting component integrated with one or more optical fibers. The temperature, strain, and/or radiation changes can be sensed or detected via optical interrogation of the one or more optical fibers.