Monitoring and multiplexing fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer sensors using a linearly tunable Er: fiber laser

Xiaoke Wan; Henry F. Taylor

doi:10.1117/12.478307

3 July 2003 Monitoring and multiplexing fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer sensors using a linearly tunable Er:fiber laser

Xiaoke Wan, Henry F. Taylor

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Proceedings Volume 4974, Advances in Fiber Lasers; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478307
Event: High-Power Lasers and Applications, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A new method for the monitoring of interferometer fiber optic sensors which utilizes a frequency-scanned fiber laser is investigated. The interrogation technique is based on the principle that if the laser frequency varies linearly with time, the optical signal reflected or transmitted is intensity-modulated at a frequency proportional to the optical path difference (OPD) in the interferometer. Fourier components in the detected optical output signal then correspond to the OPDs of any interferometers which have contributed to this modulation. The position of a peak in the power spectrum of this signal is proportional to the OPD of the interferometer responsible for that peak. Fine tuning of the OPD value is determined from the phase of the corresponding Fourier component. Experimentally, an Er:fiber laser scanned over a 46 nm range centered at 1545 nm was used to monitor intrinsic fiber Fabry-Perot interferometers (FFPIs). Variations in the laser scan rate were compensated using the optical signal modulated by a reference FFPI held at constant temperature. For three multiplexed sensors arranged in series, temperature was measured from 20°C to 610°C with a 0.02°C resolution.

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Xiaoke Wan and Henry F. Taylor "Monitoring and multiplexing fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer sensors using a linearly tunable Er:fiber laser", Proc. SPIE 4974, Advances in Fiber Lasers, (3 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478307

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