Grating sensor array demodulation by use of a passively mode-locked fiber laser

被引:38
作者
Dennis, ML
Putnam, MA
Kang, JU
Tsai, TE
Duling, IN
Friebele, EJ
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[1] Naval Research Laboratory, Washington
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10.1364/OL.22.001362
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A fiber Bragg grating sensor array is interrogated by use of a passively mode-locked fiber laser source. A novel demodulation scheme that uses highly dispersive fiber to convert the grating wavelength shift to a temporal shift in the arrival time of the reflected pulses is demonstrated. The source bandwidth of >85 nm permits interrogation of many-grating arrays, and the demodulation technique permits fast sensing of large strains.
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