Active wavelength demodulation of Bragg fibre-optic strain sensor using acousto-optic tunable filter

An acousto-optic tunable based active wavelength demodulation system for intracore Bragg grating fibre-optic sensors has been demonstrated. The system uses an intensity self-referenced edge-locking technique to track the reflected signal of the Bragg sensor. A strain resolution of 2.2 με was achieved with a Bragg fibre-optic strain sensor operating at ~1324 nm. Corresponding to a wavelength resolution of 2.6 pm. The potential for high resolution measurements over wide wavelength ranges is particularly attractive for wavelength multiplexing of Bragg grating sensors